Angered with school closures and frustrated with the state’s control of education, a group of Newark, NJ parents announced today plans to boycott the city’s schools.
The system is supposed to give parents more education options for their children by combining traditional and charter enrollment, but it is part of a plan that includes school closures.
According to the Associated Press, offices were understaffed, preventing families from enrolling.
“The NPS Boycott 4 Freedom is an act of resistance and a statement against the One Newark Plan — Gov. Christie and Superintendent Cami Anderson’s destructive and shortsighted plan,” Newark parent Deborah Cornavaca said in a statement. “We have decided to escalate our actions to a boycott because we cannot continue to let the state and the superintendent disregard our lived experience and endanger the lives of our children.”
(Not) Back to School: Parents Announce Boycott of Newark Schools | Watchdog Wire - New Jersey
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