Earlier this week, parents and students at Brooklyn's James Madison High School said they would no longer be allowed to attend classes after Mayor Eric Adams evacuated thousands of undocumented immigrants to the school's gymnasium. They were told that they would be forced to “study” online. . The school is currently canceling dances, concerts, special events and sports programs due to the mayor's proclamation.
Mr. Adams began sending up to 2,000 illegal aliens into the school on Tuesday, January 9, prompting James Madison High School Principal Jody Cohen to declare that the school has proven to be harmful and dangerous. It urged parents to be notified that their children will be forced to engage in “distance learning.” For children's education.
Buses immediately began removing illegal aliens from Floyd Bennett Field, even as parents of the school's students realized their children would no longer be welcome at their school.
breaking news: @JMHSBklyn Parents have been notified that tomorrow's classes will be remote learning. why? Because a group of 2,000 illegal aliens will be transported to New York City and will be sleeping in a school gymnasium.
Americans are being deprived of the education to deal with illegal aliens.
Board members… pic.twitter.com/zvmkCs8ocx
— TikTok Library (@libsoftiktok) January 9, 2024
The principal's memo also noted that sports would be canceled and practices for the school's various teams would be cancelled.
In addition to all this, the latest situation parents were informed of was that the school's annual winter dance was also canceled, according to LibsOfTikTok.
BREAKING: James Madison High School today not only canceled in-person classes to accommodate undocumented immigrants, but also indefinitely postponed its highly anticipated annual Winter Wonderland event, which was scheduled to take place today.
Illegal aliens are given priority over us… pic.twitter.com/PzWMvf2FXV
— TikTok Library (@libsoftiktok) January 10, 2024
Backlash against city hall is growing as parents begin organizing to protest the closure of local high schools.
“It's inexcusable for this to happen to students at a high school in New York City, especially after everything they've been through with COVID-19,” one parent said. Saidaccording to CBS News.
“They need to come up with another solution. You can't do this to your kids at school,” said another parent.
Parent Alina, who did not want to give her last name to the media, said she was “very angry” that Adams had “put her children on the back burner” in favor of immigration.
City officials insist the situation is temporary and they have no intention of using James Madison High School as a shelter again.
Immigrants evacuated from Floyd Bennett Field arrive at James Madison High School on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City, during a storm on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. (Gardiner Anderson, New York Daily News, via Getty Images)
In relocating the family, the Adams administration said, “While the family has already entered the temporary relocation process, the City will ensure that essential services and the highest level of support are provided to everyone affected by this decision.'' “We will do so,” he said in a statement.Back to school, NBC News report.
The school also received a bomb threat on Wednesday.
New York City Emergency Management Director Zack Iskol condemned the terrorist threat, saying, “These acts are not only deplorable, they are criminal.”
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