High school principal accused of keeping Catholic school kids off admission list
“I’m working two jobs as it is,” Guarneri said. “His first choice was to go to Maspeth.”
More than 4,000 eighth-graders applied to the school, including 500 Catholic-school kids, the city Department of Education said. But the principal failed to “mark for priority” 207 Catholic-school students who had attended a Maspeth information session. None got offered seats.
The school sent acceptance letters to 370 students — all from public schools.
Maspeth HS is a “limited unscreened” school — one of 225 in the city — which gives admission priority to students who live nearby and attend its information sessions or open houses.
