E.A.R. West Side HS - unofficial

We sent this letter yesterday to TYWLS East Harlem community. This is an invitation to be in solidarity with us, to demand a DIFFERENT building, to say "not in our name." cc @StudentLeadNet @DOEChancellor #SaveEarWestSide

We can be grateful for the work that facilities has done in our building AND STILL acknowledge this move was detrimental to our school population.

Every decision we have made for Manhattan has been grounded on community feedback. Misrepresenting the consequences of the move for @earwshs should have never been done. @DOEChancellor @DanWeisbergNYC @KenitaLloyd @necs chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

David Banks said a contentious school building swap had a happy ending. Teachers disagree. chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

Give this a listen!

Judge Frank will also be hearing arguments in a lawsuit to block the co-location of two Success Academy charters in the Waterside Academy middle school building and the Sheepshead Bay high school complex. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/0…

These are all transfer high schools that serve overaged and under-credited students.

Preliminary hearings occurring today on a lawsuit seeking to stop DOE from having West Side High School swap buildings with Young Women’s Leadership School and moving Aspirations Diploma Plus to building that includes Brownsville Academy High School. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/0…

2/2 Details! Calling all supporters to come out.

1/2 - Come out tmw to show support for West Side. We have a lawsuit in progress. #WestSideStays

Families and teachers are suing to block the city from moving West Side High School to a building w/o on-site child care and health centers, a decision that sparked broad controversy this spring --> nydailynews.com/new-york/educa…

While I will always advocate for the needs of all of our Manhattan schools, TWYLS deserves a larger building where they can grow and still have space for pull outs and an auditorium. @earwshs deserves to stay in their building b/c that is where their students are better served.

A group of students, parents and teachers are suing to prevent the Department of Education from relocating a Manhattan transfer high school and the co-location of a Brooklyn transfer school. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/0…

Lawsuit filed this afternoon

.@galeabrewer said @earwshs transfer school eviction had left her “very upset...I’ve been part of that school since it existed...they have excellent teachers. Students feel comfortable in that school" & decried the decision as product of lobbyist money. chelseanewsny.com/news/beloved-w…

@StudentLeadNet @DOEChancellor @NYCMayor anyone want to respond to this point? Or we’re supposed to believe it’s just a coincidence that Andrew Tisch runs the Police Foundation?

@DianeRavitch telling the truth about the impact of mayoral control or schools. It really is this simple.

@earwshs You have the support of a huge community beyond your school, let us know what you need. WE ARE HERE💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

@earwshs I'm here to do what I can to support West Side High School

@ElProfe369 Awesome. Pls DM and I’ll give you more info!

@earwshs Please let me know how I may be of assistance! #WestSideHighAlum 🔥💯💪🏽

If you know anything about West Side HS, know this: we don’t give up! Not on our students and not on our community. Rest up, friends, and stay tuned. #SaveEARWestSide