Parents And Teachers Protest Over NYC Mayor Adams Public School Budget Cuts

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 18: A participant holds a sign that reads “Stop Taking From Children” as parents, teachers, students and advocates listen to a speaker at a rally on the steps of Tweed Courthouse in downtown Manhattan, calling on New York Mayor Eric Adams to restore preliminary budget cuts to public school on July 18, 2022 in New York City. On Monday July 18, 2022, a lawsuit was filed by two New York City parents and two teachers hoping to overturn the City Council’s approval of the city budget, which the City Council signed off on. School budgets will be slashed by millions for the 2022 academic year. The lawsuit is against the City of New York, the New York City Department of Education (DOE), and the DOE Chancellor, David C. Banks. The lawsuit seeks for the City Council to reconsider and vote again, and for the court to invalidate the adopted budget - the financial plan approved by the City Council. (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images)