Mayor Eric Adams said all children who required preschool special education seats would have them. More than 1,000 such students lacked a placement last school year.
Known as informal removals, the tactics are “off-the-book” suspensions often in violation of federal civil rights protections for those with disabilities.
New York City education officials will block payments for some companies that have billed the government to provide special education, primarily for students in yeshivas.
New York has paid companies millions of dollars to help children with disabilities in religious schools. But the services are not always needed or even provided.