Klein dials back, but doesn’t withdraw, emergency powers threat | GothamSchools

Klein dials back, but doesn’t withdraw, emergency powers threat | GothamSchools

Klein dials back, but doesn’t withdraw, emergency powers threat

by Philissa Cramer

In a major reversal, the city said today it would ask a Lower East Side charter school to find a new space instead of expanding inside its current building.

Facing a threat of litigation, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein is backing down, at least for the moment, from using new emergency powers to allow Girls Preparatory Charter School to add a middle school inside the PS 188 building. Klein said last week that he would use the powers to override a state ruling barring the expansion, but the city never took the steps to make his declaration official.

Klein said he hasn’t ruled out taking those steps in the future.

“Given the threats of litigation and continuing uncertainty, we are working with the Board of Girls Prep to find a

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