by CBS
A boisterous, angry crowd loudly voiced its displeasure at Brooklyn Tech High School in Fort Greene over another round of proposed school closings. Despite their efforts, when the City’s Panel for Educational Policy ended its voting early Friday morning, a dozen more schools faced the axe.
Under the existing Bloomberg administration model, all of the schools will likely be replaced with smaller, themed schools within the same buildings.
“Not only smaller, but effective is better, and that’s the bottom line. We want effective schools in place for our children,” said Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott.
Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, who mixed it up with a crowed during another schools closure meeting earlier this week, was again drowned out by shouting protesters. Black has come under withering criticism since Mayor Michael Bloomberg tapped her to succeed former chancellor Joe Klein.
An estimated crowd of 2,000 parents and teachers showed up Thursday night. Many walked out in protest long before things wrapped up at around 1 a.m. Friday.
“We’re saying we’re not going to participate in this fake process,” one teacher said.
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