Proposed High School Angers Parents at Gifted and Talented School

Emily Canal:

Parents gathered in the auditorium of the Talented and Gifted School for Young Scholars on Tuesday morning were not happy.

Their school, one of only three citywide gifted and talented programs in Manhattan, shares space in an East Harlem building with three middle schools. They learned recently that one of the schools, Esperanza Preparatory Academy, wants to expand to a high school, and they are concerned that the expansion will cause overcrowding and bring other problems.

Tuesday's meeting was called by the Education Department last week after parents flooded the office with calls and e-mails expressing concern about the addition of high school grades when their school has children as young as kindergarten.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 1, 2011 1:41 AM
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