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40 Rockaway Times IM C.Indd VOL. 2, NO. 40 - THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 HHAPPYAPPY EEASTER!ASTER! BBeacheach CChannelhannel FFacesaces TTroublerouble SSeeee PagePage 3 PParticipatoryarticipatory BBudgetudget OOpenpen SSeeee PPagesages 1616 andand 3737 Columns - Calendar - More! Page 2 THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 The Rockaway Times The Rockaway Times THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 Page 3 Proposal Could Bring Suspension School to Beach Channel By Katie McFadden to Level 5 of enses. Level 3 of- ALC schools can only have 80 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March fenses can include gang behav- students enrolled at any given 23. (Since this was past press A Department of Education ior, vandalism and plagiarism. time, so the DOE projects an- time, the outcome of this vote proposal could rattle the cur- Level 5 of enses can be any- ywhere from 30 to 80 addition- is unknown, but the Rockaway rent state of the Beach Chan- thing from starting a f re to vi- al students would be enrolled Times will provide updates.) nel Educational Campus if ap- olence to possessing a weapon. in the 2016-2017 school year if Prior to the vote, Assembly- proved. Social media lit up with T e proposed re-siting of the proposal is approved. T is man Phil Goldfeder called on complaints after news spread ALC M.S. 53, currently locat- could increase the potential the DOE to allow for further in- about a proposal to relocate a ed at 10-45 Nameoke Street, enrollment utilization to 62 put before a decision is made. school for suspended students comes as a result of another percent. “Every parent should have the from MS 53 in Far Rockaway to proposal, which was approved Parents, staf members and opportunity to weigh in on de- the Beach Channel campus. in November 2015. T at pro- parents of potential students cisions that could af ect their In late January, the DOE pro- posal called for the opening were not happy about the news. child’s education,” Goldfeder posed a re-siting and co-lo- of Success Academy Charter Some parents said they were said. “T e co-location plan for cation of Alterative Learning School in the M.S. 53 building, aware of the proposal since it Beach Channel is major deci- Center M.S. 53 to the building which would require ALC M.S. was introduced at school meet- sion that could have far-reach- shared by Channel View School 53 to be relocated out of the ings and petitions have been ing consequences for all stu- for Research, Rockaway Park building to make room for the going around for a few weeks. dents and faculty involved. High School for Environmen- new school to share the build- However the only of cial pub- Holding a single hearing on St. tal Sustainability, Rockaway ing. T e DOE determined the lic hearing with the Depart- Patrick’s Day at a time when Collegiate High School and Beach Channel campus to be ment of Education in regards to many parents are still at work P.S. Q256, starting in the 2016- a potential location because it this proposal was held on the does not allow for the public 2017 school year. Students of is “underutilized.” T e Beach evening of T ursday, March input that this proposal de- ALC M.S. 53 are sixth through Channel building has a capac- 17, St. Patrick’s Day, which serves. I urge the Department eighth grade students who are ity potential of 2,791 students. was allegedly lightly attend- of Education to hold addition- on a Superintendent’s Suspen- In the current school year, 1,522 ed. T e next step needed for al public hearings and ensure sion for up to 90 days. T ese are students are enrolled, which approval is a vote held by the students who commit Level 3 is only 56 percent utilization. Panel for Educational Policy at Continued on page 9 Page 4 THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 The Rockaway Times Contact The Elected Congressman Gregory Meeks 67-12 Rockaway Beach Boulevard Arverne, NY 11692 Phone: (347) 230-4032 Kevin Boyle %RDUGZDONPIZ NT Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ZERIA AURA • REST 214 Beach 96th Street Pat McVeigh Rockaway Beach, NY 11693 MANAGING DIRECTOR AT ARVERNE BY THE SEA 718-945-9550 Katie McFadden - 68-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd - ASST EDITOR City Councilman Eric Ulrich Dylan Watton 347-619-8002 114-12 Beach Channel Drive, suite #1 REPORTER Rockaway Park, NY 11694 Fred Marino Frank Chimera SALES 718-318-6411 __________________________ The Rockaway Times FREE DELIVERY State Senator Joseph P. 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I don’t re- times they even read the car’s land the plane already. member much of what he said make and model that might be If the plane has to take a detour but traf c is best on Mondays inscribed on the glove com- it better be to somewhere good. and T ursdays are the worst partment or f oor mat. It will be We don’t want to know about and sometimes he beats the quiet for about twenty seconds your third grade teacher if she Let’s talk about talking. Who GPS by a minute or two. And and suddenly they will blurt, has nothing to do with the story. talks the most in your circle of then his voice just started to “Hyundai.” When no one re- T e yakety yakkers are usu- family and friends? Any clear sound like a dentist drill with a sponds they then say “Sonata” ally just nervous nellies who windbag winners? Any yakety Russian accent. or “Elantra.” can’t get comfortable with si- yakkers? Anybody able to talk I was at the point where I was Again no one responds so lence. And the rest of us suf er the tin ears of a brass jug? Or just about able to tune him out they look out the window and in silence. Or at least the si- whatever the expression is. I but then he said something and say, “Speed Limit 25 miles an lence we long for. guess if I wasn’t so busy talk- cracked himself up and his evil hour. ” I’m doing too much talking ing I might have a better idea of villain laugh made me pay at- Now, f rst date silence in a and I haven’t even gotten to the exact expression. But like tention again. But I didn’t dare car might be a little awkward the blowhards but if you’re a anybody trying to overcome a ask him what was so funny and and it’s understandable if you nervous nelly and you’re yap- problem, the f rst thing you do then he went on about people babble a little. But the reason ping and someone hasn’t re- is admit it. So I admit listening not knowing how to drive.
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