A 29-year-old Brooklyn dad was arrested last week outside of PS 20 on Adelphi Street. Turns out he was picking his son up when he recognized an enemy lurking nearby (his son's enemy, that is, not his own). Sure, any other parent would just shrug it off and let the kids settle this on The Facebook—but this guy got out of the car, held the 10-year-old child down, and told his son to take some shots! To finish him off, pops delivered the final blow. When his bruised victim ran off, the Brooklyn Paper reports he "chased after him—right to the principal’s office, where he threatened both the child and a school administrator before cops took him into custody on assault charges." Hey buddy, you're doing it wrong. more ›

Students who were hospitalized yesterday after drinking water contaminated with propylene glycol said they had noticed the water was pink before they drank it, but continued drinking because the water tasted sweet. The water supply at PS 20 in Flushing was contaminated with the nontoxic anti-freeze when a worker from Bayside Refrigeration accidentally got some of the chemical into the drinking water supply. more ›

About 80 students at PS 20 in Flushing were became ill after allegedly drinking out of the school's water fountains. A few children began complaining of stomach aches around 1:30 p.m. today, and students told NY1 that those who drank out of the water fountains began "throwing up and falling down." Now the DOE says the fountains appeared to be contaminated with air conditioning chemicals. more ›

The Department of Education announced that it would be discontinuing the gifted program at the Clinton Hill public school where the principal was arrested for beating a teacher during a meeting last month. The removal of the program is the result of tensions that had been boiling over for some time before the incident between Principal Sean Keaton and many parents at the school. The Times has an in-depth look at the history of the conflict where they note: "Mr. Keaton is black, as are three-quarters of the students, while many of the families who said they found him hard to work with are white." The paper says that despite the cancellation of the program and the fight allegations (including the teacher having a stomp mark on his face), many of the parents at PS 20 stand by him. At the 5th grade graduation ceremonies this week, one parent said, “He’s straightforward and he pulls no punches. He gives it to you in the raw, and I respect that.” Keaton has been transferred to administrative duties elsewhere while an investigation is underway. more ›

A public school principal in Fort Greene was arrested at P.S. 20 yesterday for allegedly assaulting a teacher during a meeting to discuss allegations of corporal punishment against a special ed teacher. Principal Sean Keaton has been the target of intense criticism from parents lately—many of them newer, more affluent arrivals to Fort Greene, who see him as authoritarian and resistant to parental involvement. According to The Local, "the community conversation about him often seemed to break down along class lines... with working-class parents defending him. There was often a racial component to the debate as well (Mr. Keaton is black)." more ›