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Friday, August 12, 2011

NYC Public School Parents: Five reasons to say NO! to the DOE's $120 million contract with Verizon

NYC Public School Parents: Five reasons to say NO! to the DOE's $120 million contract with Verizon

Five reasons to say NO! to the DOE's $120 million contract with Verizon


On Wednesday, August 17, the Department of Education's Panel for Education Policy will vote on a $120 million two year contract with telecom giant Verizon to wire our schools. There are at least five good reasons to oppose this contract ( see below.)
Join us at the PEP meeting near City Hall to protest this immoral and possibly illegal contract. At the same time the PEP will be voting on a spending plan that will cut our school budgets - for the third year in a row - and lead to sharply larger classes.
Whether you can join us or not, please send the message below to the members of the PEP:
What: Picket and Protest
Where: Murry Bergtraum HS, 411 Pearl Street, Manhattan (4/5/6 or N/R to City Hall / Brooklyn Bridge)