Monday, March 31, 2014

Trailers as Classrooms in NYC

Article: As neighborhoods in New York explode with population growth, the NYC public school system doesn't have enough classrooms, especially for the younger grades. So they have been housing over 7000 students in trailers, half of which are in Queens (where my husband is from!). The trailers sit outside regular school buildings and serve as overflow classrooms. Mayor Bloomberg vowed to get rid of them by 2012 but they still remain. One handyman who works for the city says he has chased possums, mice, turtles and raccoons from them. Other problems with the trailers: the electricity doesn't always work; the heat breaks down in winter and it is too humid in spring. The walls make it hard to hang things on. To go to the bathroom, or for gym, art or lunch, the kids have to put on kids in all kinds of weather (rain, snow, etc.) and trudge to the main school building. The trailers are literally falling apart and the city must come up with solutions. What solutions can you think of? Click here for pictures.

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