{"id":352590,"date":"2026-09-21T17:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/352590\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:08:09","slug":"woke-nyt-1619-project-scribe-sent-daughter-as-sacrifice-to-dangerous-nyc-school-dubbed-little-rikers-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/352590\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke NYT, 1619 Project scribe\u00a0sent daughter as ‘sacrifice’ to dangerous NYC school dubbed\u00a0‘Little Rikers Island’"},"content":{"rendered":"

An atrocious city public school where controversial New York Times scribe Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter as a \u201csacrifice\u2019\u2019<\/a> was so dangerous it was known as \u201cLittle Riker\u2019s Island,\u2019\u2019 according to parents.<\/p>\n

Ridiculously lagging PS 307 in Brooklyn was rife with severe academic challenges<\/a> that were only exacerbated by rampant safety concerns involving bullying and teacher assaults, charged a change.org<\/a> petition in 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe school\u2019s safety has deteriorated to a point where PS307 is known as \u2018Little Riker\u2019s Island,\u2019 \u2019\u2019 said the furious online petition demanding the resignations of the then-principal and her assistant principal \u2014 while referring to the city jail so notoriously dangerous that it is being closed down.<\/p>\n

Controversial New York Times scribe Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter as a \u201csacrifice\u2019\u2019 to a troubled Brooklyn school, according to reports. REUTERS<\/p>\n

P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams is located at 209 York St. in Brooklyn, New York. Google Maps<\/p>\n

\u201cBullying rates have surged, with students assaulting teachers during recess without consequences. Students are afraid to attend school due to the fear of physical harm. The Principal refuses to hire adequate staff to safeguard students,\u2019\u2019 claimed the petition, which garnered 111 signatures out of the 200 it was seeking.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, the concerned parents and community members of District 13, write this petition to urgently address the dire situation at Daniel Hale Williams P. S. 307 School.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hannah-Jones, 50, the privileged, infamous creator of the 1619 Project, detailed in a bizarre new essay that she sent her only child, Najya, to PS 370 and a failing Brooklyn middle school, starting in 2015, to try to change what she characterized as systemic racism \u2014 even while admitting<\/a> she knew the schools had horrible academics, and she could afford to send her kid elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The principal skewered in the change.org<\/a> petition appears to have started at PS 370 the same year as Najya.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hannah-Jones, 50, the infamous creator of the 1619 Project, detailed the saga in a bizarre new essay. Getty Images for ESSENCE<\/p>\n

Hannah-Jones \u2014 whose 1619 Project series of books, podcasts and other media promote the idea that slavery was the most important part of US\u00a0 history \u2014 framed the ill-fated education move involving her daughter as superbly altruistic.<\/p>\n

The mom herself enjoyed a top-notch education at the prestigious University of Notre Dame and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill \u2014 but said she was willing to \u201csacrifice\u2019\u2019 Najya\u2019s future for the greater good.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought by sending Najya to a mostly low-income and Black school, we could help improve it for all the children there,\u2019\u2019 Hannah-Jones wrote, apparently so pleased with her family\u2019s place<\/a> in society that she believed its mere presence could elevate others.<\/p>\n

Nikole Hannah-Jones speaks onstage during the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Friday, July 3, 2026, in New Orleans. Getty Images for ESSENCE<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believed strongly that if families like ours went into schools like this one, it would challenge other families with similar values to do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

But her daughter was furious because she said it put her so far behind when it came time for high school, the writer publicly acknowledged.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you had money to send me to one of the best schools, and you chose not to?\u201d the girl screamed at her mom at one point, according to Hannah-Jones\u2019 essay.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause other kids are disadvantaged, you didn\u2019t want to put me in a great school?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The change.org<\/a> petition claimed that the school also was a hotbed of racism against blacks, leaving questions about whether Hannah-Jones\u2019 daughter may have been discriminated against, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is a disturbing bias against African American teachers, parents, and students,\u201d the petition alleged, ripping into its \u201chostile and racist environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Principal has been witnessed publicly insulting the entire Black community of PS307 in a meeting. She has made insensitive statements regarding the Farragut Housing Developments: \u2018She is glad she does not live there.\u2019 Suggests that black parents increase their vocabulary by learning a new word daily,\u201d the petition continued.<\/p>\n

Higher-ups have meanwhile shown \u201cfavoritism towards the white population of teachers and parents while devaluing and disrespecting senior teachers and denying tenure to qualified African-American teachers,\u201d the petition stated.<\/p>\n

The situation meant \u201cmany experienced, dedicated, and talented teachers have left, leaving our students with educators who cannot relate to the students or community,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

The Urban Assembly Unison School and P.S. 056 Lewis H. Latimer share a location at 170 Gates Ave in Brooklyn, New York. Google Maps<\/p>\n

The mom herself enjoyed a top-notch education at the prestigious University of Notre Dame and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill \u2014 but said she was willing to \u201csacrifice\u2019\u2019 her daughter\u2019s future for the greater good, reports claim. Getty Images for ESSENCE<\/p>\n

\u201cOur once-thriving school has deteriorated academically and emotionally. Our students are suffering due to this decline.\u201d<\/p>\n

At PS 307 near DUMBO where Najya attended, the student population was around 56% black, and only 19% of students met the state standards in English \u2014 far below the citywide average of about 40% \u2014 in 2016, according to Department of Education figures. Nearly 40% of the students had special needs.<\/p>\n

At the girls\u2019 middle school, Urban Assembly Unison, between Clinton Hill and Bed-Stuy, there was a 69% black student body, and 40% of all students met state standards in 2024 \u2014 compared to 55% for middle schools citywide. About one-third of the students had special needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An atrocious city public school where controversial New York Times scribe Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter as a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4337,57,9,980,56,63,65,64,1083,5271,58],"class_list":["post-352590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-department-of-education","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-times","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-rikers-island","tag-schools","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}