For Planning Purposes Only:
Kevin Prosen: (347)443-4598
February 9th, 2012
MEDIA ADVISORY
After years of rubber stamping
the mayor's educational reform policies that have that have left New
York City schools overcrowded, under-staffed and sorely lacking in
resources – the majority mayoral appointed Panel for Educational Policy
intends to continue the tradition of voting in favor of the mayor's
devastating policies to close schools and co-locate charter schools in
already overcrowded public schools. The vote in favor of the mayor's
educational agenda takes place while ignoring community outrage and
outcry to fix, not give up on struggling schools. Several of the schools
slated for closure have even received A's and B's by the city's own
"report card" standards.
Frustrated by a lack of voice in
decision making, Occupy the Department of Education along with a
coalition of concerned students, parents, teachers and community members
impacted by failed educational policy in city schools intend to stop
the vote of the undemocratically elected Panel and will hold their own
General Assembly. In lieu of testifying on the mic of the 1%,
participants will use the "people's mic" to demand their voices be heard
by the Panel and to insist on the creation of a school governance
structure that is democratically elected and accountable to the
communities it serves. Occupy the Department of Education has committed
to ensure that this will be peaceful and non-violent protest.
What: Teachers,
students, parents, elected officials, C.E.C. members, and Occupy the
Department of Education will occupy the Panel for Educational meeting to
stop the vote on school closure and to hold their own democratic
meeting on the impact of the failed policies of school closings and
charter school co-location.
When: 5:45PM, Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Where: Brooklyn Technical High School
Who: Public
school teachers, students, parents, elected officials, community
groups, labor leaders, C.E.C. members, and Occupy the Department of
Education
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