On May 1, 2025, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Aviles-Ramos issued a statement addressing the unauthorized distribution of politically one-sided materials offensive to the Jewish community within the school system’s communications. Expressing deep disappointment, the Chancellor apologized profusely for the incident, noting that it occurred despite efforts to streamline communication protocols in the large educational system. To prevent future occurrences, Aviles-Ramos announced that all system-wide communications will require direct approval from their office until the team’s capacity is strengthened to ensure political neutrality and alignment with the school system’s core values, reflecting a commitment to curating materials that are inclusive and unbiased.
New York City Public Schools
A message from Chancellor Aviles-Ramos:
“It is egregious and deeply disappointing that despite our efforts to streamline communication protocols in this massive system, politically one-sided materials that are deeply offensive to the Jewish community were once again shared with educators.
“I profusely apologize for this. Moving forward, all system-wide communication will be directly signed off by my office until we can further build team capacity to reflect our core values and the highest commitment to curating materials that ONLY reflect political neutrality.”