Commemorating the 2025 Brooklyn Borough Debate Championships

Senate Resolution J 477 commends the 2025 Brooklyn Borough Debate Championships, organized by the American Debate League (ADL), which will bring together nearly 300 elementary and middle school students from Brooklyn school districts 14, 17-23, and 32. The resolution recognizes the event's role in fostering debate skills, leadership, and civic engagement among students, and acknowledges the ADL's broader impact in establishing debate programs across over 200 schools in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. As a commemorative resolution, it does not create new laws or policies but formally honors the event and its organizers.