[mewzilla]

They want their schools to be community anchors.

Sounds like they were anchors all right. Around the kids' necks.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Yes, and the country.

[Steve_Seattle]

"She and other protesters say that the New Yorkers -- led by Roberti, who is white -- have "disrespected" the black community by ripping apart a district run for years by black educators serving a black student population."

"The school district was broke -- and failing. Half of all high school freshmen quit before graduation. Less than 7 percent of juniors scored "proficient" on a state reading and writing test."

They've "disrespected" the community by trying to improve schools in which half the students drop out and only 7% meet minimum proficiency requirements? Where was the anger and rage at that abysmal record of failure?