Proposed relocation of transfer high school threatens access to critical services, students and teachers say

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An Upper West Side transfer high school for students behind on credits is slated to move crosstown to a building on Manhattan’s east side — without some critical supports and spaces offered in its current location.
The proposal to relocate Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School to East Harlem has received fierce backlash from students, teachers and local councilmembers, who fear the move will cost them a school-based health center relied on for primary care, and a child care program for pupils with kids.
Education officials at a public hearing this week said students could still access services in the original site about 1.3 miles away, or other daycares on the east side.
But that’s not a solution for young adults juggling work, parenting and other stressors with their classes, according to students and staff.