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FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF THE BRONX
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SUMMONS
CHILD NEGLECT CASE
In the Matter of a Proceeding Under
QUAYLIN WILLIAMS
KIRJAE JONES
Child(ren) Under Eighteen Years of Age Alleged
To Have Been Neglected by
KEVIN JONES
Respondent(s).
BRONX TIMES REPORTER, A 34 PR. 16-22, 2021 BTR
Families protest the proposed closure of CES 88. Photos by Jason Cohen
Parents and community
members protest the proposed
closure of CES 88
BY JASON COHEN
With declining enrollment at a
zoned K-3 school in the Bronx, the NYC
DOE is planning to close it and send
the students blocks away to PS 53.
Needless to say, parents are not
pleased and on April 9, protested outside
of CES 88, 1340 Sheridan Ave.
Residents held signs saying “Save our
school” and chanted “Don’t Close 88.”
A Panel for Educational Policy
(PEP) planned to vote on the closure
April 28, but it will now take place
next month due to the opposition by
the community.
Tom Sheppard, a member of the
city school board, explained that while
enrollment has been on the decline for
the past fi ve years, the pandemic has
only made it worse.
“What parents are saying is you
have other options besides shutting
the school down and displacing the
families,” Sheppard said.
According to Sheppard, there are
two issues in play. CES 88 was originally
designed for pre-k, but it doesn’t
have it. So, if the DOE added pre-k, enrollment
would increase.
Second, many families like the
small atmosphere at the school and if
the kids are forced to go to PS 53 they
would be in a much larger setting.
“It’s the community’s position that
there’s no good reason to close this
school when all you have to do is add
pre-k capacity,” he commented.
Among the people at the rally were
Ava Garcia and her son Angel. They
both stressed how they want CES 88 to
remain open.
“It doesn’t matter how many students
are in the school,” Garcia
said. “What matters is the quality
of education the children are receiving.
This is the only school they have.
Please don’t close the school for our
community.”
Husein Yatabarry, who runs a nonprofi
t and went to the school from 1998
to 2000, is also against the proposed
closure.
“CES 88 shaped my childhood and
into my adulthood and now I work as a
schoolteacher,” he said.
A DOE spokesman explained that it
has been working closely with the CEC
around this merger proposal to gather
and address any feedback and will be
adding an additional community meeting
to ensure the people’s concerns are
listened to.
“School planning changes are made
in close coordination with the community,
and in response to feedback, we
are allowing for more time to engage
with the District 9 community” she
said. “We will host multiple community
meetings to discuss this proposal
and continue to work in partnership
with families, local stakeholders and
school leaders to ensure any concerns
are heard and addressed.”
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IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
NOTICE: PLACEMENT OF YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF YOUR
RIGHTS TO YOUR CHILD. IF YOUR CHILD STAYS IN FOSTER CARE FOR 15 OF THE MOST RECENT
22 MONTHS, THE AGENCY MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW TO FILE A PETITION TO TERMINATE
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END OF THE 15-MONTH PERIOD. IF SEVERE OR REPEATED CHILD ABUSE IS PROVEN BY CLEAR
AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE, THIS FINDING MAY CONSTITUTE THE BASIS TO TERMINATE YOUR
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND TO COMMIT GUARDIANSHIP AND CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD TO THE
AGENCY FOR THE PURPOSES OF ADOPTION.
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O: KEVIN JONES
*ADDRESS UNKNOWN*
A Petition under Article 10 of the Family Court Act having been filed with this Court, and annexed hereto
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this Court at
BRONX VIRTUAL FAMILY COURT, PART 5 (VIRTUAL)
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Call (929) 346-7209, Conference ID: 344649102#
On THURSDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2021 at 3:00 PM of that day to answer the petition and to be dealt with in
accordance with Article 10 of the FAMILY COURT ACT. Please call in using the above call-in information
at least five minutes prior to the hearing and from somewhere with minimal background noise.
ON YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR as herein directed, a warrant may be issued for your arrest.
BY ORDER OF THE COURT
HON. MICHAEL MILSAP
JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT
Dated: 03.10.21
FURTHER NOTICE: Family Court Act §154(c) provides that petitions brought pursuant to Articles 4,5,6,8
and 10 of the Family Court Act, in which an order of protection is sought or in which a violation of an order
of protection is alleged, may be served outside the State of New York upon a Respondent who is not a
resident or domiciliary of the State of New York. If no other grounds for obtaining personal jurisdiction over
the Respondent exist aside from the application of this provision, the exercise of personal jurisdiction over
the respondent is limited to the issue of the request for, or alleged violation of, the order of protection.
Where the Respondent has been served with this summons and petition and does not appear, the Family
Court may proceed to a hearing with respect to issuance or enforcement of the order of protection.
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