ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Dozens of parents, teachers and students gathered on the steps to protest upcoming changes to the Rochester City School District’s proposed budget for next year ahead of a City Council meeting.
Angelika Garza and Natalie Melendez are with the student group Teen Empowerment, which helped organize the protest. One of the things they’re protesting is cuts to student mental health resources.
“The kids are what’s coming first, and we disagree with the district budget,” Garza said.
“already as it is, we feel like we already don’t have enough support systems in the school or even people who look like us to feel even comfortable talking to them,” Melendez said. “And at that, y’all are already trying to take away something that we barely even have in the first place.”
Superintendent Dr. Eric Jay Rosser said the current proposed budget doesn’t include nearly $6 million in funds from donations and New York State. But some of the money has been caught up while waiting for Albany to pass the budget.
“What’s written in the budget book is based upon projected revenue and projected expenditures,” Rosser said. “Some of those programs may not be cut based upon the revenue that we actually receive as a school district. There is additional state aid dollars that we’re anticipating, as well.”
The RCSD School Board is expected to vote on the proposed budget in May, but that could be delayed depending on how long New York’s budget takes.
Rochester City Council is expected to vote on the topic in June.
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