More than 30 families were turned away in Brooklyn Tuesday morning despite being assigned a site for the popular “Summer Rising” initiative.
“I have nowhere to send my son now for the summer,” aid Monique Yearwood, a charter school parent, who was assigned to the Norma Adams Clemons Academy in Flatbush.Now in its second year, “Summer Rising” has expanded toBut the departments of Education, and Youth and Community Development, still struggled to keep up with the demand for the program, which has a roughly $350 million price tag.
Officials apologized for the incident and ensured the district superintendent will be available tomorrow morning “to ensure smooth operations.”Other families who couldn’t get in the program were still holding out hope someone else would drop out.
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