Bronx elementary school to close due to poor report cards
A Queens high school and a Bronx elementary school are on the chopping block after getting poor report cards, officials said Wednesday.
Far Rockaway High School, beloved by alums but suffering from low graduation rates, and Public School 220 in the Bronx were the latest schools to learn they’re being shuttered.
Six other schools were told Tuesday they’ll be closed or phased out as a result of poor performance on the first-ever report cards.
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum yesterday criticized the administration for not consulting school communities or holding public meetings before making decisions.
“These closings have a devastating and destabilizing effect on the community,” she said. “The DOE shouldn’t make these decisions without input from parents and the larger community.”
But Mayor Bloomberg defended the closures, saying the schools needed a new start.
“We just can’t sit here and let a school that does not do what it’s supposed to do continue on its merry way,” he said.
SOURCE: NY Daily News
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