Newark Student Group to Rally Against State Control of Schools Monday

The Newark Students Union (NSU), who organized the massive 1,000 student walkout in April, is planning a mass boycott of school to demand local control over Newark Public Schools, safer conditions in schools, greater funding, the power to enact local education policies and other issues public school students believe Gov. Chris Christie has failed to address. The NSU has already launched a promotional video highlighting Christie’s record on public education in Newark.

The rally will be held Monday at 9 am at 30 Clinton St.

“We believe strongly in the power of Newark’s students and their ability to create change,” said Jaysen Bazile, a community organizer with NJ Communities United. “We’ve been working closely with the Newark Students Union providing the space for them to meet and the technical support they need to participate in the future our public schools.”

“The education of Newark’s students directly affects the future of the city. Superintendent Cami Anderson, Governor Christie’s state appointed superintendent, is purposely ignoring the cries echoing across the city, thus condemning Newark into a cycle of ignorance and poverty. If the government won’t support its own students, then together we’ll take the fate of NPS into our own hands,” says Davian Rodriguez, a senior at Science Park High School.