'We want them here the right way, not this way.' Emotions are running high at P.S. 172 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where parents are protesting the city's plan to house asylum seekers in the gym. elijahwestbrook has the latest.
The city says it has opened more than 150 emergency shelters and eight large-scale humanitarian relief centers to serve more than 65,000 asylum seekers, and it continues to look for additional spaces.Some parents refuse to drop off kids at P.S. 188 in Brooklyn while gym is being used to shelter asylum seekers
Meanwhile, the union representing school safety agents filed a complaint, saying it's inappropriate to"forcibly" assign safety agents to monitor the asylum seekers. Those voicing their concerns say the lack of space, bathroom facilities and construction at P.S. 172 could pose a big problem. "We have a very small space to work with. To have children moving around and also asylum seekers moving around, the likelihood that there will be contact between the two parties is guaranteed," PTA co-president Samantha Clark said.
"It's not the fact that we are against immigration, it just wasn't planned out correctly," said parent Aramis Rosa.
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