
Protect P.S. 9 in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY


PROTECT PS9! LET THE SCHOOL GROW!
3 reasons we oppose the DOE’s plan:
1. The DOE plan ignores the growing needs of our community.
2. The DOE’s plan will harm the learning environment at P.S. 9.
The DOE’s building-use plan severely restricts K-5 access to vital school facilities in order to accommodate the new middle school:
•The DOE has virtually eliminated P.S. 9’s access to the new Book Hive library that our school community worked so hard to create, allocating a measly 4.5 hours per week for P.S. 9’s 29 classes. (With a quarter as many students, the charter school gets two-thirds more time than P.S. 9.!)
•The DOE’s schedule cuts P.S. 9’s hours in the gym by 43% each week. This will force yet more K-5 gym classes to be held in the auditorium — having students run laps through the aisles is as dangerous as it is ridiculous.
•The DOE has eliminated time for cleaning the cafeteria between lunch shifts, and requires half of P.S. 9’s students to eat lunch at 10:30 a.m.
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