Students at the prestigious New School in New York City are occupying a campus building and demanding everyone be given an A grade.
Harvey Goldman says he pulled his 9-year-old daughter out of a Manhattan private school saying, ‘little children don’t need to feel bad about the color of their skin.’in New York City are occupying a campus building with the demand that all be given A grades.
The original reason for The New School occupation, which began on December 8, was to support striking faculty members who were lobbying for higher wages and better health care. now calls for A grades for all students. It says in part:"We demand that every student receives a final course grade of A as well as the removal of I/Z grades for the Fall 2022 semester." The letter insisted,"Attendance shall have no bearing on course grade.
Students are also calling for the resignations of the school’s president, provost, vice president and the disbandment of the Board of Trustees. Other demands include a tuition freeze from 2023 to 2028. As reported by The Daily Caller, students are also demanding for the university president’s house"be treated as a communal property."
Assistant Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs Amy Malsin commented to Fox News Digital on the unfolding situation:"The university supports peaceful free expression by our students, and we are listening closely to all of our students' concerns." There are approximately 10,000 students at New School. Tuition is $26,854 a semester or $51,900 for a full year.
It adds that"this effort is bolstered by the university’s Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, which is committed to fostering an equitable, inclusive, and socially just environment for our community." Social justice battles have become heated atA general view of the Times Square in New York City, United States on September 16, 2022.
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