How P.S. 261 ran-off Success Academy charter school hustlers
From an opinion piece in the New York Times, "How charter schools can hurt", written by public school parent, Lucinda Rosenfeld:
A few weeks ago, for three days in a row starting at 3 p.m., a representative from the Success Academy charter school that is scheduled to open this fall in adjacent Cobble Hill stood outside the doors of P.S. 261, handing out fliers and attempting to recruit its students. On day two, outraged teachers asked the man to leave. He refused. On day three, a loose group of teachers, parents and students occupied the sidewalk next to him. Heated words were exchanged. It wasn’t