UFT, NAACP Lawsuit To Block Charter Schools, Closure Of Public Schools Draws Fire From Parents, Teachers In Harlem « CBS New York

UFT, NAACP Lawsuit To Block Charter Schools, Closure Of Public Schools Draws Fire From Parents, Teachers In Harlem « CBS New York

Parents, Teachers Protest Lawsuit Against Charter Schools In NYC

May 27, 2011 8:16 AM

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Demonstrators gathered outside the state office building on 125th Street in Harlem to demand the NAACP withdraw from alawsuit filed by the United Federation of Teachers.

The UFT, NAACP, and other groups filed suit on May 18 in Manhattan Supreme Court to stop the closing of 22 New York City public schools and block 17 charter schools from opening or expanding.

Chanting “Don’t divide us, unite us,” over 1,000 said they were fighting for their