The attendance at some faculties close to the Brooklyn subway taking pictures was down on Wednesday as some college students stayed away from public transportation out of worry.
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Faculties in South Brooklyn that locked down after Tuesday’s subway assault had been again to enterprise Wednesday — however attendance at some was means down as frightened college students opted to say residence.
“Folks had been nervous. There was not lots of people that confirmed as much as faculty as we speak,” stated Areli, a scholar at John Jay Faculty for Legislation in District 15, which incorporates Park Slope and Sundown Park. “It was simply quiet.”
Attendance was means down at lots of the faculties close to the scene of Wednesday’s subway assault, during which 29 had been injured, together with Sundown Park Excessive Faculty and P.S. 371, the place simply 39% confirmed up — lower than half the speed of final faculty 12 months at 77%, in line with DOE knowledge.
That quantity was 55% at P.S. 371, in comparison with 73% final 12 months. At John Jay Faculty for Legislation, it was 67%.
“We might’ve been on that prepare that morning,” stated Areli. “It might have been us, or one among my mates, or individuals I do know usually.”
The 17-year-old opted to stroll residence for half-hour on Tuesday, as an alternative of prepare, and the following day commuted to high school by bus. She stated she felt protected at college however had considerations exterior its 4 partitions.
Different children within the space echoed her considerations in regards to the commute.
“I didn’t see quite a lot of children in class as we speak,” stated Lesly, a junior at Millennium Brooklyn in Park Slope, although she added there weren’t as many absences there as she thought there may very well be.
“Taking the prepare, truthfully, was nerve-wracking,” she stated. “I stored wanting round. I used to be extra conscious than normal.”
Sundown Park guardian Vincent Lu, who sits on the district’s Group Training Council, an advisory board largely comprised of fogeys, was total impressed together with his household’s faculty’s response.
He stated there’s some “room for enchancment,” however that he desires to see extra collaborative work with different metropolis companies.
“I don’t suppose it may be achieved by faculties alone,” Lu stated.
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