Point to PS 241/STEM Institute as evidence that charter schools are gobbling up public schools' space
Parents, teachers teaming with community organizers to amplify complaints
Comments (5)BY CASEY QUINLAN / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
CASEY QUINLAN FOR NEW YORK DAILY
Parents and educators protest in June to express their disapproval for the colocation of P.S. 241 and a charter school, Harlem Success Academy 4. The parents say the allocation of resources between the public and charter schools is grossly inequitable and unfair, illustrating the overall problems inherent to colocation.
Walk through Public School 241 and you’ll find contrasting spaces; one bathroom is gray and dingy, with urinals that overflow. The other is newly renovated and modern; adorned with bright blue tiles.
Differences such as these illustrate the inequities of public and charter school resources, say outraged teachers and parents, particularly when the two share space in the same building.
The anger over this forced marriage of charter and public schools — called co-location — stems from what they say is a decided disparity of space.
At PS 241/STEM Institute on W. 113th St., a classroom built to hold 10 students holds 20, while the charter school co-located in the building, Harlem Success Academy 4, has freshly-painted rooms and dedicated spaces for extracurricular activities.
The outcry over past co-locations has encouraged parents and
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