State Senator Gustavo Rivera hosted his 4th Annual Educational Leadership Breakfast celebrating principals, parent coordinators, and parents from schools in the 33rd Senate District. This year, the Senator honored school guidance counselors and social workers nominated by their principals to recognize the enormous responsibility they have in our youth's development and highlight the need to ensure that students have access to a caring professional so they can seek assistance, resources, and direction. Mr. Bervin Harris, the Executive Director of the Renaissance Youth Center, was the keynote guest speaker. During his speech, Mr. Harris touched on the need to create more positive outlets for students, and the important role that the school community plays in raising their students and providing opportunities for them.
At last year's event, the Senator honored school safety agents for the vital role they play in protecting our students, schools, and communities. This year, the Senator honored another cohort of first responders - school social workers and guidance counselors. At a time when the federal government wants to arm teachers and being a student is more dangerous than serving in our nation's Armed Forces, Senator Rivera wants our schools to be armed with things that will truly aid our children's development, like school supplies and after school programs. New York City has more school safety officers than guidance counselors, social workers, and psychologists combined. Increasing emotional support and guidance in our schools will help prevent violence from flourishing, instead of having policies that react in a violent way to already violent acts.
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