Jersey City parents of Public School No. 16 elementary school students lamented overcrowding, forcing kindergarteners to attend the Danforth Avenue Early Childhood Center this fall, in front of the City Council yesterday.
Jackie Cox had her kindergarten-aged son, Henry, speak during public comment, stating “I love my school” before she addressed the governing body.
“Starting next year, kindergarten will be ripped from our community because of what the superintendent herself calls a crisis,” Cox said.
“Tower after tower arises on the waterfront. … That growth represents an estimated 3,500 additional students … Where are these kids going to school? P.S. 16 is bursting at the seams. Teachers have stretched every inch of the building.”…