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Manhattan Private School Ends Policy That Grouped Students By Race

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Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School in Manhattan. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)
Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School in Manhattan. (Jim.henderson/Wikimedia Commons)

The Little Red School House in New York City has ended its policy of separating students by race in homerooms.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Philip Kassen, the school's director, about the controversial policy.

This segment aired on October 16, 2018.

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