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This school has 6,000 students.
Hundreds of kids walked out of Brooklyn Tech today to protest the continuation of in person school during the Omicron wave and to call for a remote option pic.twitter.com/0HMVAFM2YC
— Jillian Jorgensen (@Jill_Jorgensen) January 11, 2022
Students say it’s not safe, teachers say it’s not safe, principals saying it’s not safe. Only critics sitting in the comfort of their own home think it’s safe not knowing what schools are like. If you’re so confident then go work in a school building.
— Kevin Lin (@KevinL4Flushing) January 11, 2022
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Brooklyn Tech Alum here, the building uses 7 floors for classes to house over 5k students (probably 6k since I have left). This is not including staff. The hallways are cramped, the class sizes are massive, and there is absolutely no way to social distance in that building.
— DT (@MouseConcerned) January 11, 2022
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At noon dozens of students seen here at Brooklyn Technical High School participating in a student walkout. They are asking for a remote learning option amid rising #COVID19 cases in NYC. pic.twitter.com/yAZV8fOL2R
— William Denselow (@willdenze) January 11, 2022
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