Open borders and closed school buildings.
That's the reality for the approximately 3,800 students attending James Madison High School in Brooklyn. On Wednesday, those students “Attending” classes remotely That's because city officials removed them from actual classrooms to accommodate immigrants.
On Tuesday, city officials temporarily moved about 2,000 immigrants housed in tents at historic Floyd Bennett Field to James Madison High School ahead of a powerful winter storm that brought heavy rain and strong winds to New York City. announced that it would be relocated.
City Hall Said In a statement:
The health and safety of migrants in our care is always our top priority. As such, we are currently overseeing the relocation of 1,900 guests from the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center at Floyd Bennett Field following updated forecasts that estimate wind speeds to increase. Tonight it will be over 70 mph.
To be clear, this move is a proactive step taken in an abundance of caution to ensure the safety and health of those who work and live at the center.
The migrants were officially relocated on Tuesday night after after-school activities.
Although moving the immigrants was a necessary decision to protect them, My parents are upset it Local authorities chose to destroy the learning environment rather than find a better solution to the problem.
In fact, City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov (R) said the need to move the migrants was “completely foreseeable.”
“This is unacceptable and entirely foreseeable, as Floyd Bennett Field is vulnerable to all forms of increment.” [sic] It is not a sustainable housing facility due to poor weather conditions,” Vernikov said. Said In a statement. “As an elected official representing this community, I demand that public schools never be used as shelters again.”
City Councilmember Joanne Arriola (R) agreed.
“I warned the administration from day one that something like this would happen, but they didn't listen,” she said. Said New York Post. “Floyd Bennett Field is completely unsuitable for a tent complex. What a waste of tax dollars to evacuate nearly 2,000 people.”
“We didn't need a fortune teller to predict this,” she says. “It was common knowledge.”
The migrants returned to a temporary tent shelter at Floyd Bennett Field early Wednesday morning. According to the New York Daily News. That means students must return to classrooms on Thursday.
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