Rally for Washington Irving HS, Manhattan

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UFT Vice President for Academic High Schools Leo Casey (right) stands with Washington Irving HS Chapter Leader Gregg Lundahl during a rally on Dec. 20 in support of the school, which the Department of Education plans to close. “What failed here is not Washington Irving, but the Department of Education,” Casey told the protesters. “The mayor’s policies create schools that are separate and unequal. This is not about educational merit, it’s about politics.”