Woke NYT, 1619 Project scribe sent daughter as ‘sacrifice’ to dangerous NYC school dubbed ‘Little Rikers Island’
The Brooklyn school was rife with severe academic challenges that were only exacerbated by rampant safety concerns involving bullying and teacher assaults, charged a change.org petition in 2023.
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