If the findings are upheld by the state education department, as is expected, the schools could be required to submit detailed improvement plans and face government monitoring.
The law, however, does not make clear what consequences the schools might face if they do not commit to improving.
A spokesman for the city’s Department of Education said in a statement that it had performed a “thorough, fair review” of the Hasidic schools.
“Schools that are found to not provide a substantially equivalent education will work with the Department of Education to create and implement a remediation plan,” the spokesman, Nathaniel Styer, said.
Hasidic leaders have defended the schools previously, saying they prepared students for happy and fulfilling lives in the Hasidic community.
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Nathaniel Styer, “
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city’s Department of Education, “, Department of Education, ”, The New York Times
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Brooklyn, Hudson