It's one thing to give out your materials, it's quite another to bully and intimidate students.

Everything is being done on a student by student basis, ... Some students are receiving waivers, some financial aid. We're just doing what we can.

Some of my students say, 'We've seen video of him beating the heck out of someone.' That's difficult to believe. That was a shock. He just does not have that kind of an aura now at all.

All students have lessons in how to properly handle, store and dispose of the chemicals. They have to pass those lessons before they can even participate in a chemistry lab.

Instead of addressing the real problem, which is enforcement, the City Council has chosen to enact an overly broad bill that criminalizes a cultural activity. We live in a city that is the cultural capital of the world, yet it is a crime for a young adult to carry a magic marker. What's next -- watercolors or crayons?

This is a chronic problem that daily impacts all New Yorkers, especially communities of color. It disproportionately impacts the African American and Latino communities.