Comments on: 22 schools shut for 7th straight day; no buses for some students

By: Jill Bloomberg

Jill Bloomberg — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:38:00 +0000

Park Slope Collegiate at the John Jay building made numerous requests to the DOE that we be allowed to welcome our students back to school on Wednesday at our site, at another DOE site or at a non-DOE site. We were denied our request. Opening was not a choice our school was allowed to make.

By: Lady From Venice

Lady From Venice — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:02:00 +0000

Or, the DOE could more appropriately be called the Department of MIS-Education, IMO.

By: Lady From Venice

Lady From Venice — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:00:00 +0000

Planning properly apparently does not seem to be embedded in the nature of the NYCDOE bureaucrats, OR in the man that is supposed to be in charge of the school system, e.g., Herr Bloomberg.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:54:00 +0000

Yes- to the outside world, the DOE and their Principals who are trying to ruin our lives, look like benevolent saviours.
But Bloomberg basically controls all three daily newspapers, has his own news service, has his own radio station, has his own TV station, has his own magazine, and has the investment community by the throat, because they have to use his terminal to make business decisions. Nothing gets out about how this animal has destroyed the public school system in NYC.
Even the supposed “community” radio station, WNYC, has never supported us, for some reason. This never would’ve happened under Koch, Dinkins and Giuliani, because they didn’t have the unlimited resources this mayor has. 52% of the white, so-called “liberal” residents of this city are probably bigger racists than anyone in the South. The direct racial split in the vote in the Thompson/Bloomberg election proves that. Here, in NYC, we do it behind their backs, by re- electing a mayor who has us divide our students into categories like ,”Black, Hispanic, Asian,etc…and then treat the students as members of that group- as if they all were the same.
Twenty or thirty years ago, that would have been seen as blatantly racist, but the so-called “experts” from the DOE have decided that they transcend
such offenses.
Besides, they can do whatever they want, because they know Bloomberg can prevet any leaks, as he practically owns the media.

By: BloombergMustGo

BloombergMustGo — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:26:00 +0000

That is your view from the outside. Had you been subjected to the relentless abuse of the Bloomberg/Walcott administration, and their constant claims of TEACHER incompetence, I doubt you would be feeling so generous. They have proven that they live by the credo, “Do as I say, not as I do” as they demonstrate their massive incompetence.
At this moment, any success in dealing with an impossible situation is due purely to the amazing efforts of the schools themselves including the teachers and administrators, in spite of the futile and innefective efforts of Bloomberg and company.

By: Queens Teacher

Queens Teacher — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 21:27:00 +0000

Our relocation site is one hour from our home school. Tell me how this benefits the kids.

By: Gabriela Fighetti

Gabriela Fighetti — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:51:00 +0000

Hurricane Sandy was an unprecedented disaster. The officials at the DOE, many of whom were also affected by the storm, have been working tirelessly to restore services and get students safely back in school. To question their competence, or whether they are working in the best interests of NYC’s parents, children and teachers, is insensitive. As someone currently working in the school system in New Orleans, and dealing with the ramifications of a storm that happened 7 years ago, I commend all of their efforts and wish them luck in an impossible situation.

By: I noticed that...

I noticed that... — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:02:00 +0000

Our children are going to be traumatized by all the relocation from their beloved schools. Is the DoE willing to be accountable for not being more prepared for the unforeseen? Our children have suffered enough; please don’t make them suffer more.

By: common sense

common sense — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:00:00 +0000

would it really have hurt to open next monday so there was time to plan properly?

By: Clay

Clay — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 01:23:00 +0000

NYC DOE = incompetent