NYC High School Students Forced into Remote Learning as School Houses Migrants
Parents and community leaders in Brooklyn are outraged after James Madison High School students were forced to learn remotely to accommodate asylum seekers seeking shelter during a storm, leaving many questioning the impact on schools during severe weather events. City officials bused nearly 2,000 asylum seekers to the school due to concerns over tent shelters at Floyd Bennett Field withstanding the weather, prompting criticism over the timing, costs, and planning involved. Community leaders and elected officials are offering alternative empty buildings for future housing of migrants, while the school was being cleaned and sports practices were canceled.