CHANCELLOR’S WORDS LEAD TO PROTESTS
THEY MAY not “own” admission for their kids to the best city high schools, but some parents would like a piece of the chancellor. Activists and elected officials who believe Chancellor Richard Carranza’s desegregation plan — which Mayor de Blasio supports — would shut out AsianAmerican kids from top city high schools are holding rallies against the plan on Friday and again Sunday at City Hall. And the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York is demanding an apology from Carranza over a view he shared on Fox 5’s “Good Day New York.” “I just don’t buy into the narrative that any one ethnic group owns admission to these schools,” Carranza said Tuesday. Education Department spokesman Will Mantell said the alliance misquoted Carranza in a letter asking for an apology. “We believe the specialized high school reforms will increase access and opportunity for students across the city, and (we) look forward to working with all communities to address the unacceptable status quo,” Mantell said.