February 9TH PEP Vote

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 February 9th's PEP Video Recap

We didn't change the vote but we still won

The vote was not in our favor but we still won. The Panel for educational Policy still voted to close over 2 dozen schools that night, but something else emerged from the negativity. Nearly two thousand angered people chanted together and mic checked together to prove a point. The point being this is not right! Even with a high police presence which seems to be common in New York City nowadays we still protested peacefully. Some say overall it was still a success, more organizations, students, parents and teachers are united than ever.

*New Video* February First Rally

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February 9th is a big day, much bigger than February First. The Panel for Educational Puppets will vote on this day, whether to close 25 schools (including Legacy School for Integrated Studies). We are working very hard to get our school off the list but that of course is a slim to none chance. The PEP has closed well over 117 schools a big percent of them, new schools under Bloomberg's administration.

The PEP consists of 13 members 8 of which are hand picked by the mayor himself. Just by that you can tell that corruption is present. We need support we will be having a press conference before the pep meeting at 4:30 in front of Brooklyn Tech.

Join us and bring a friend!!!

The Journey Hearing Edit

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com The Presentation Was Shown at Our Joint Hearing. Created by Justin Watson, President of The Save Legacy Coalition.

The Journey!!! Walk Out Feb 1st!!!

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Why We Walked Out

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We are walking out because our school, Legacy School for the Integrated Studies, has been proposed for a phase-out and closure.  We have been protesting that this is not fair especially since our principal is new and she is already creating extreme change.  She inherited a school from a principal that was not effective.  Some of us felt as if the progress reports during the past admiration did not reflect what was happening in school.  Students and teachers were surprised about individuals who graduated without the proper credits. Now that we are making significant, accurate gains with new leadership, our sense of stability is being taken away from us. This is why we are walking out.  We are not walking out on learning.  We are not walking out on our principal.  We are walking out because the DOE does not create policies that help us achieve.  If they did, we would have a higher percentage than 13% of Latino and African-American students who are college-ready in NEW YORK CITY!"  Wake up NEW YORK CITY! How are we a major hub of business and innovation in the world and not have the best education system for everyone, not just Stuyvesant, not just Baruch! Stand up, walk out and be seen and heard.