Brooklyn High School Is Accused Anew of Forcing Students Out

What a surprise...--Dictynna

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
Published: October 12, 2005

The nonprofit group that forced New York City to promise to stop pushing failing students out of the public schools filed suit yesterday charging that Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn has continued to force students out, in violation of the law and the city's pledge.

Moreover, the suit charges, many struggling students at Boys and Girls High are essentially warehoused in the school auditorium, where they fill out worksheets for three hours a day and attend no classes. As a result, they fail to earn course credits needed for promotion, and then are told they can no longer attend the school, the suit contends.