Everyone hates Claire. Or at least the parents and teachers do, according to NBC 4 New York.
The two groups came together earlier this week to protest Claire Lowenstein, the controversial principal of P.S. 333, the Manhattan School for Children, located at 154 West 93rd Street (between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues).
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Attempting to oust the unwanted educator has been a years-long campaign. She has received two no confidence votes, the most recent vote coming at an 86% clip just last fall.
“Of a total 154 staffers and parents polled [last November], 132 — about 86 percent — voted no confidence in Lowenstein’s leadership of PS 333 on West 93rd Street, according to teachers who conducted the query. Ballots were cast by 85 parents, but some voted more than once — they were allowed one vote for each child they have in the school.”
The embattled Lowenstein has long faced allegations of racism, lack of diversity, and lack of attention to children with special needs as well as bullying of staff, teachers, and students, according to NBC 4. Droves of teachers and students have reportedly been driven away under her eight-year reign.
“Completely fed up. Completely fed up,” parent Jonathan Goldman told NBC. “We are sick of this. We have been doing this for years. This is the third superintendent we’ve met with.”
Kate Dominus told NBC that Lowenstein is “clearly not competent to do this role.” She, like Goldman, had already pulled one of her children from P.S. 333 and has one remaining there. “We need to make sure that the principal’s union understands that this a blemish on them.”
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That union is CSA, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, and has stood by Lowenstein throughout this process, according to the New York Post. CSA was not immediately available for comment at the time of this publication.
NBC reported that the superintendent called the situation “urgent” but no decisions were made for Lowenstein’s future as of the October 26 meeting. Given that its immediate intention is to send a survey to parents in December, it appears that a lesson in the definition of the word “urgent” is in order.
It is unclear if Lowenstein attended the meeting. However, the NBC 4 video shows someone it identified as her literally ducking questions as she hurried under a scaffolding barrier with a jacket shielding her face from the camera.
No specific allegations, just ‘racism’ and ad hominem attacks. Give us receipts!
Wrong. And guess what? She’s officially gone, thankfully. Do not comment on which you know nothing about.
Great but there are no specifics in this article. How can we be informed when the information provided gives no actual information? Do you see the catch 22? But at least we know you’re another happy New Yorker!
Precisely. But these people don’t see their three fingers pointed back at themselves.
Hopefully moderation and kindness will come back into fashion.
It says in the article that she would abruptly fire teachers, then ask another teacher to take all all those students in addition to their own. She mocked parents who came to see her because their child was being bullied. She pulled aides from classrooms where they were desperately needed, leaving children struggling with math and reading to flail. She dismissed teachers and parents concern with lack of resources and support and refused to meet with them.
All those things sound pretty bad to me.
Lowenstein has been officially removed.
This is a just result as she was a terror. I blame the DOE for hiring her from within the ranks of the teachers there. On day one she was a train wreck.
Aren’t you proving good humor’s point? This article should explain or link to the basis for these claims. I’m not disputing the claims, but you shouldn’t be able to tell someone they “know nothing about” the claims after reading an article about those very claims.
The article literally links to the basis for the claims. Its a simple click away. SMH
They are proving my point, but hate is hate. What can you do?
The woke mob wins.