Golden defends charter schools
Calls on de Blasio to reconsider decision on co-locations
While several of his fellow southern Brooklyn elected officials were criticizing Mayor Bill de Blasio over Hizzoner’s decision to allow plans for two charter schools to share space with traditional public schools in Bensonhurst to move forward, state Sen. Marty Golden was also unhappy with the mayor, but not for the same reason.
Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southern Brooklyn) said he was disappointed with de Blasio’s decision to reverse a ruling made by the Bloomberg Administration on other charter schools around the city sharing space with regular public schools. The current mayor overruled the former mayor’s decision that had allowed nine school co-locations, including three involving the Success Academy Charter school chain.
De Blasio’s decision means that the nine schools will not be able to move into the traditional public school buildings as planned.