We know that admissions are one piece of the puzzle, but what many don’t realize is that they play a part in access to advanced courses, extracurriculars and sports, post secondary support, PTA funding, the presence of metal detectors and more.
Despite lofty rhetoric from @NYCMayor, the changes he announced Friday will not change the admissions caste system that segregates NYC students with precision. Here's why. ⬇️
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We can't stop here. We are just scratching the surface to what is possible for the children in @NYCSchools. I wanna say thank you to all of the fearless warriors. This is a "to be continued..."#integratenow
We applaud some of @NYCSchools' system-wide changes to exclusionary screening, but this is just one small step toward creating a truly just education system. bit.ly/3myZya6
We applaud some of @NYCSchools' system-wide changes to exclusionary screening, but this is just one small step toward creating a truly just education system. bit.ly/3myZya6
@DOEChancellor@NYCMayor This is a pseudo attempt of integration to appease the masses and make us feel better about the segregation in schools. We must #integrateNOW!
@NYCMayor@DOEChancellor why not end all screens instead of showing piss-poor support? A "common sense" approach would be to end all High-school screens and #integrateNOW!
1 Year Ago Today:
Students from different high schools in the John Jay Campus in Park Slope, segregated by a staircase, came together to demand citywide action to #IntegrateNOW and #UnscreenOurSchools.
We're still fighting with all we've got đź’Ş
This announcement takes me back to a moment nearly a year ago when I was filming a @TeensTakeCharge meeting and it became very clear:
These student activists are not messing around. The time to integrate our schools is now. #IntegrateNow
A year ago 100 students gathered in the cold outside a school building in SoHo for our first “Strike for Integration.” Sadly, another year has passed with no action from @NYCMayor. So, today, we filed a federal discrimination suit to #UnscreenOurSchools. nydailynews.com/new-york/edu…