Parents balk at DOE plan to move charter school into Seth Low
Charge two schools in one building will lead to overcrowding
The ongoing turf war between neighborhood public schools and charter schools has come to Bensonhurst.
Parents in that community are up in arms over a plan by the New York City Department of Education to move a charter school into Seth Low Intermediate School. Under the proposal, Seth Low IS, located at 99 Avenue P, would share its building with New Success Academy, a charter school, starting in September of 2014.
It’s a discussion being played out in neighborhoods all across the city, as charter schools hungry for space and traditional public schools eager to hold onto their turf fight it out.