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The federal Department of Education said last month it would withhold money for NYC magnet schools because of the city’s policies regarding trans students.

The move to expand the program comes as mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani calls to eliminate the offering for kindergartners.

After Zohran Mamdani said he’d cut gifted programs for kindergartners, Andrew Cuomo said he’d expand them.

Attorneys say they will appeal the decision. Dylan remains in ICE custody in Pennsylvania.

Federal officials said New York City’s policies on bathroom access violate civil rights law, and that the Trump administration would be freezing $15 million the city had previously won in grants to support five new magnet schools.

Officials say additional reductions have to be made to individual school budgets because their enrollment is projected to decline further in the coming academic year.

New York City students who are under the age of five will need to continue wearing masks in class, even if the school mask mandate is lifted by Mayor Eric Adams next week, because those kids are not currently eligible for COVID vaccines, a spokesperson for the mayor said.

The teleprompter malfunctioned, giving Banks another opportunity to blast the Department of Education's "bureaucracy."

"Today, when our staff was so low we didn’t have enough teachers to cover all the classes, district personnel were sent to our school. They do not have teaching licenses so they were unable to cover any classes."

"Schools play a role of safety and stability for our children," the mayor said at a Bronx elementary school on Monday.