The article critiques New York City's smaller-class-size mandate, asserting it could lead to hiring underqualified or dangerous teachers. It highlights the recurring problem of predators seeking access to children in schools and how strict union rules shield these individuals from accountability, making it challenging to fire them. The law, driven by union interests amid declining student enrollment, is expected to lead to an influx of teachers who may not meet adequate standards, particularly in underperforming schools where such abusive behavior may be easier to hide.
"A few of the recent stories... predators seek jobs that provide access to vulnerable, unsuspecting children - and as school systems across the country routinely let sickos go without a mark on their records..."
"Despite declining enrollment, it will force the city Department of Education to hire thousands of new teachers in coming years, which guarantees the DOE will have to bring in 'educators' who wouldn't otherwise pass the sniff test."
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