Advocates and critics of a plan to open a charter school in the same building as three other schools in Cobble Hill clashed Tuesday night in the city’s first charter school co-location hearing of the year, according to GothamSchools.org.
Speakers in favor of the establishment of Brooklyn’s third Success Academy school argued that it will serve high-needs kids in the neighborhood. Critics complained that it will overcrowd a building that already houses two secondary schools and a special education program. The debate became tense at times, and one man was ejected by police for using inappropriate language.
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