17 New York City schools targeted for closing
Updated at 11:05 PM today
NEW YORK (WABC) -- There are 17 schools that the Department of Education say have not make the grade, and there may be more that are added to the list - that includes schools in 4 of the city's five boroughs.
In Manhattan there are four schools on the list - there are also five in the Bronx, six in Brooklyn and two in Queens.Deputy School's Chancellor Marc Sternberg released a statement saying,
"We expect success. After a rigorous review of academic performance, we're proposing to phase out a select number of low-performing schools."Officials say the proposals that are being made are the result of a thorough evaluation of each school's record. They believe that now is the time to take action.
However, when you talk to representatives of the Teacher's Union, the lesson plan is different.
FULL LIST OF CLOSING SCHOOLS
High School of Graphic Communication Arts
M.S. 45/S.T.A.R.S. Prep Academy
Choir Academy of Harlem
Bread & Roses Integrated Arts High School
M.S. 203
Herbert H. Lehman High School
P.S. 064 Pura Belpre
Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications
MS 142 John Philip Sousa
Freedom Academy High School
P.S. 167 The Parkway
J.H.S. 166 George Gershwin
J.H.S. 302 Rafael Cordero
Sheepshead Bay High School
General D. Chappie James Middle School of Science
P.S. 140 Edward K Ellington
Law, Government and Community Service High School