Videos of PS 261 Opt Out Forum Videos

Mar 8, 2015

From Janine Sopp:

Thanks to Norm Scott, we now can share the important information that was covered in our NYC Opt Out forum at PS261 last week! Please share this link widely, best viewed from the bottom up in the order the speakers presented. Use this at your PTA meetings, email your friends who have questions, your principal who needs support and anyone asking for this information.

Carol Burris, Anna Allanbrook, Rosa Perez-Rivera, Sam Coleman, Jeannette Deutermann — with Brian Jones moderating.

A separate video for each speaker plus the Q&A.

Note – the Carol Burris Q&A is included in her segment.

OptOut Forum PS 261KRPRivera from Grassroots Education Movement on Vimeo.

OptOut Forum PS 261KJDeutermann from Grassroots Education Movement on Vimeo.

OptOut Forum PS 261KSamColeman from Grassroots Education Movement on Vimeo.

OptOut Forum PS 261KAnnaO from Grassroots Education Movement on Vimeo.

OptOut Forum PS 261KCarolBurris from Grassroots Education Movement on Vimeo.

OptOut Forum PS 261K QandA from Grassroots Education Movement on Vimeo.

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