AKEEM JAMAAL: Personal Autonomy v Public Health
By HEZI ARIS

The Personal Autonomy v Public Health Hezitorial

Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large and Westchester On the Level Radio Host Hezi Aris

Akeem Jamal had 4-days ago posted this photograph of his mother, Raazya Jamal and him standing alongside each other at Yonkers City Hall. Neither he nor his mother chose to wear a mask. It was the same day that he attended the  Albanian Flag raising ceremony at City Hall where he again did not wear a mask to the multiple number of people who questioned why he was not wearing a mask. 

YONKERS, NY — NOVEMBER 28, 2020 — Individual Autonomy and Yonkers City Hall’s responsibility during a public health crisis is such that it must protect all workers. Elected and/or appointed personnel must conform to conduct that lessens against the spread and  recurrence of what can be a debilitating condition that has too often led to death.

It was in 1909 that a bacterial infection spread through food and water contaminated by salmonella revealed itself. Those that fell ill suffered ...

Yonkers Federation of Teachers Demand Safety and Transparency in Our Schools

Yonkers Federation of Teachers (YFT) President Samantha Rosado-Ciriello

YONKERS, NY — November 28, 2020 — Yesterday, the Yonkers Federation of Teachers issued the following press release as follows…

Yonkers teachers have a trusted and proud history of working tirelessly to providetheverybesteducationforthestudentsweserve. As COVID-19cases inYonkers surge, our commitment to our students remains strong, but there must be transparency and assurances that our schools are safe. Despite the Yonkers Federation of Teachers’ best efforts to address the health and safety of our school community, there are many questions and concerns that remain unanswered. The YFT believes the public needs to know some of those concerns.

Did you know:

• The district does not automatically close schools where COVID-19 cases have occurred for appropriate cleaning and sanitizing. Most schools have remained open in these cases, potentially placing all in danger of infection. Students of a teacher who has been directed to quarantine are placed in other classrooms thereby increasing the likelihood that COVID-19 transmission could continue to occur.

• The district has routinely permitted administrators to combine students from different classrooms ...