Advocating for Fair Admissions Policy post-COVID:
NYC Opt Out Speaks Out
On June 17, 2020 members of NYC Opt Out, along with some of our children and a few other allies, participated in a Zoom conference call with NYC Department of Education Deputy Chancellor Josh Wallack and Director of Community Affairs Sadye Campoamor. During the call, which ran slightly more than an hour, teachers, students and parents spoke movingly about why the DOE should eliminate competitive screening of students for the next admissions cycle.
Read our full statement on admissions post COVID-19.
Videos from the call appear below. A double asterisk indicates that the speaker spoke from prepared remarks.
Johanna Garcia, parent
Reyhan Mehran, parent**
Rachel, teacher & parent**
Annie Tan, teacher**
Jen Roesch, parent**
Bonnie Massey, school social worker & parent
Megan Devir, parent**
Lynn Shon, teacher**
Giuliana Reitzfeld, teacher & parent**
Naomi Peña, parent
Yuli, parent**
Rosa Diaz, parent**
Zoe, 7th grader**
Sasha, 7th grader**
Talya, 10th grader**
Paullette Ha-Healy reading the statement of Joanna Capetanakis, teacher & parent**
Jennifer Gaboury, college lecturer & parent
Jia Lee, teacher & parent
Rona Merrill, parent**
Francine Almash, parent**
Cynthia Arbulu-Vacca, parent
Conclusion: Josh Wallack (NYC Department of Education) & Jody Drezner Alperin (parent, NYC Opt Out)
