Union, NAACP to sue over NYC school closings
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein as loudly booed by a crowd of thousands as he spoke at an eight-hour hearing on Tuesday night. He said the schools did not meet educational standards. Credit: Bloomberg
The teachers union and the NAACP are filing a lawsuit that seeks to block the closing of 19 low-performing New York City schools.
The union says the plan to close the schools violates state law because it fails to consider the impact of the school closings on the community.
New York City NAACP leaders say they will join the lawsuit because the school closings will hurt minority students.
The Panel for Education Policy voted last week to close the 19 schools, which it said are failing. The panel is controlled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Hundreds of teachers and parents attended the panel’s meeting to
protest the closings.
Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel Klein have defended the closing of
schools which they say are failing their mission.
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