NYC schools criticized for cutting sports access to POC students
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 19, 2024
Pictured here is a Fort Hamilton-Lincoln PSAL football game. A civil rights complaint alleges that NYC Public Schools' recent rescinding of a policy providing "Guaranteed Individual Access" to sports has disproportionately stripped Black and Latino students of equal opportunities to participate in athletic programs. Photo: Gregory Payan/AP
A civil rights complaint has been filed against the New York City Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL), alleging that recent policy changes have significantly reduced access to sports for Black and Latino students.Â
The complaint, spearheaded by David Garcia-Rosen, the director of school culture and . . .