Some parents claim Columbia University 'evicted' their children's day care center in Morningside Heights. NatDuddridgeTV reports.
-- Some parents claim Columbia University"evicted" their children's day care center, one of the only places for quality, affordable child care in Morningside Heights, they said.
"It's affordable, culturally sensitive child care," said Kurt Schreiber."And it's been associated with Columbia but now they've decided to evict the day care, and we're trying to fight it." "We have a box of over 15,000 signatures of people in this community who are furious at Columbia taking away this institution of early childhood learning in the community," said Anna Purna, president of the Red Balloon Parent Board.
"He's considered nonverbal because he has a tracheostomy. So he's had quite an extensive medical history," said Edward. "I think it's money in real estate. They have told us, basically, they want to turn it into a Columbia-owned and operated, revenue-generating preschool for the university," said Purna.
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