Sunset parents voice school overcrowding concerns during town hall meeting
Overcrowding was the main topic as a large group of Sunset Park parents and teachers, joined by elected officials, and members of the Citywide and District 15 Community Education Councils, descended on P.S. 516, 4222 Fourth Avenue, for a town hall meeting with Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña.
“I think people are going to display a lot of outrage,” said Community Board 7’s Committee Chair Cesar Zuniga before the meeting, held on Tuesday, November 24. “We know the impact that education has on the future of children and I think that it’s not acceptable to hear the same old story that they don’t have the space, and they’re working on it.”
Before parents and community advocates were given the opportunity to ask Fariña questions, CEC co-Vice President Henry Carrier also voiced his concerns in a presentation.