Sunday, July 17, 2016

Public Schools must de-segregate or lose their city money.

Elite school’s ‘exceptionally racist’ diversity head will not return by Paul Sperry ignores the bigger issue. Yes, private schools have diversity issues but public schools do also.  PS333 is right around the corner from PS84, yet PS84 is almost entirely black and spanish and PS333 right around the corner is almost entirely white.  PS 199 is entirely white and PS191 literally a few blocks away is all black and spanish.  My daughter attended PS145 which was entirely black and spanish and was a great school.  Schools in certain areas Brooklyn  also accept few if any black and spanish students. I walked by the school yard at PS87 and didn't see one black or spanish student playing there.  PS 87, PS199, PS333 look like suburb school schools not schools in the most racially diverse districts in NYC or maybe the country.  Where are the calls to force principles of public schools that only accept white students to step down? Does the city need to close those public schools that only accept white students?  Should black and spanish students be bussed to "white" public schools like they were in the 1960's to force them to de-segregate?

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