¡Unese al movimiento! Inste al Mayor Adams y al Canciller Banks a que ayuden a docenas de estudiantes de Zeta en el Bronx a obtener un asiento en la escuela de sus hermanos/as. Firme la petición, queremos llegar a 1,000 firmas esta semana! Incluya su nombre completo e iniciales para asegurarse de que se cuente su firma. ¡Una familia, una escuela!

My name is Ulyssa Foskey, and I am a mother of two young kids in the South Bronx. It’s not easy living in the Bronx, and these past two years have made it even harder. Our community is under-resourced, overburdened, and still reeling from the damage that the pandemic has caused to our health and our children.

Like most moms, I want my kids to have the opportunities that I never had, starting with a good education. So when I heard the news that my son, Sharieff, had gotten a Kindergarten seat at our dream school—Zeta South Bronx Elementary—for the 2022-23 school year, I was overcome with joy. I had intentionally chosen Zeta South Bronx Elementary, a high-quality, state-of-the-art school, so that both of my kids could learn and thrive together. It wasn’t long, however, before that joy turned into devastation, when I found out that the New York City Department of Education denied my daughter Savanna the opportunity to attend pre-K at the same school as my son. 

It didn’t just happen to me. Right now, the City is denying 31 pre-K seats to other siblings at Zeta South Bronx Elementary. It is completely arbitrary and unfair that the DOE is splitting up my kids and doing the same to dozens of other brothers and sisters in the Bronx. All we want is the chance to send our kids to the excellent schools they deserve. Why does the City have to make things so hard for parents?

Enough is enough. Pre-K for all isn’t really for all if it means forcing families like ours to split our kids apart in order to find them the best education possible. 

Please join me in signing this petition! Include your first and last name/initial to make sure your signature is counted. Join the movement to urge Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks to step in and help dozens of kids in the Bronx get a seat at their siblings’ school. Our children’s future is in their hands.