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DOE says (some) local kids can attend Coney school
DOE says (some) local kids can attend Coney school
Students from District 15 may still be allowed to join the proposed District 22 school, but exactly how many students will be able to attend hasn't been decided, [DOE spokesman Jack] Zarin-Rosenfeld said. That will depend on the demand for the school and the admissions criteria, which has yet to be determined.
Some residents weren't swayed by the Department of Education's assurances. "It should probably be for us first and foremost," said Maggie Tobin, a private school teacher from Kensington with a 9-year-old son who attends a District 15 school and an 11-year-old daughter in private school.
Additional school space will be needed to handle the influx of residents that are expected to move into the neighborhood after the newly approved affordable housing project called the Culver El Estates is built, Ms. Tobin said.
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"We are desperate for more seats, and we have been for a long time," Ms. Tobin said.
The DOE isn't saying how many Kensington kids would be able to cross district lines to attend the school, and DOE also didn't send anyone to the Community Board meeting -- which certainly didn't help to quell concerns.