A group of 22 charter schools run by minority educators have pledged to help enroll the influx of migrant kids that have arrived in the city — but have gotten the cold shoulder from City Hall.
amid a burgeoning crisis — but have gotten the cold shoulder from City Hall.
“Our schools, many of which are located near shelters and have capacity to accept new students, are eager to support these families.”“A number of our schools have English as a New Language teachers and programming to aid transition,” she said. “As community-based schools founded and led by people of color, we aim to provide culturally affirming learning environments for all students.”
“We’ve already enrolled 40 [migrant students] across our middle schools and high schools concentrated on the east side of Harlem,” Democracy Prep regional Superintendent Emmanuel George said at the time. “Since the surge has happened, we want to help. We want to bring kids into our doors.” The Amber Charter School Inwood in Manhattan is among the BLACC attempting to enroll migrant children.The educator also asked Selgado for a list of shelters where migrant students were staying. She also asked about arranging transportation so families could visit the charter schools and getting approval to share school and enrollment materials with parents at the shelters.
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