Community Says NO To Co-Location
Proposal At Meyer Levin JHS
On Monday night, April 11, Council Member
Jumaane Williams joined parents, teachers and
students to testify at a Department of Education
School to speak out against the forced co-location
of Meyer Levin with the proposed Uncommon
Charter School. For video of the Council Member's
testimony, log on here. And hear from the students
themselves in this unique video that demonstrates
the extraordinary talent being nurtured at Meyer
Levin.
The forced co-location would displace Meyer
Levin's performance arts space on the third floor,
essentially "gutting" their performance arts program,
which is the heart of the school's curriculum. Here
are photos of what the community would lose if this
co-location were allowed to proceed:
Since the rally, the Department of Education has felt
the pressure and decided to postpone the vote about
the co-location to May 18 at Long Island City HS in
Queens, which was initially to take place next week.
Plans are now underway to transport parents &
student to the vote. Council Member Williams is
working with his colleagues in government, State
Perry to help preserve this much-needed resource
in our community.
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Wednesday, April 20
SUNY Downstate Medical Center Auditorium
395 Lenox Road, Brooklyn
7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20
1097 Bergen Avenue, Brooklyn
7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20
175 Lawrence Avenue, Brooklyn
7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 21
2820 Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn
8 p.m.
