That story referred to a video that had been posted by Spectrum News NY1 showing what happened at that meeting. Federal data showed that the number of high-poverty schools serving primarily black and brown students more than doubled from 2001 to 2014. Segregation in public schools has been linked to lower academic achievement among minority students. Middle School 245 Principal Henry Zymeck, who supports the plans, told the parents at the meeting that some of their comments hurt him. He was a bilingual classroom teacher, a school principal and a senior-level administrator in Las Vegas and Tucson.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2018 21:43 UTC