Require NYPD Plan for School Security Perimeters
Vetoed on May 26, 2026Rejected by the Mayor or the Council.
Vetoed
✦ Plain-Language Summary
This law requires the Police Commissioner to create a plan for when and how police can set up security barriers around schools and other educational facilities. The plan must balance protecting students and staff while still allowing people to peacefully protest and speak freely near schools.
Details
- Introduced
- Jan 29, 2026
- Body
- Committee to Combat Hate
- Type
- Introduction
- Status
- Vetoed
Sponsors (30)
Official Description
This bill would require the Police Commissioner to establish a plan to address and contain the risk of physical obstruction, physical injury, intimidation, and interference at educational facilities while preserving and protecting the rights to free speech, assembly, and protest. The plan would include considerations for the New York Police Department (NYPD) to use in determining whether, when, and the extent to which security perimeters may be used to protect entry to and egress from educational facilities, and for communication with stakeholders, including the public, persons seeking to assemble or protest, and affected educational administrators. The Commissioner would be required to submit a proposed plan and a final plan to the Mayor and Speaker of the Council no later than 45 days and 90 days, respectively, after the bill’s effective date. The final plan would also be posted on NYPD’s website.