In Short: The Ghosts of John Jay 4mins 30secs
Produced by Sarah Gonser & Lance Kruger
John Jay High School is in the heart of Park Slope, Brooklyn. Two streets away is P.S. 321—one of the finest elementary schools in New York City. Fifty-three years after Brown vs. Board of Education, John Jay High’s students are primarily black and poor. Police and metal detectors surround the doors. Bused in from projects in the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Red Hook, Sunset Park, and Brownsville sections of Brooklyn, few students graduate— fewer make it to college. This short film features student perspectives on the urban myths and realities surrounding John Jay High School.
*This project was produced in collaboration with the WGBH Lab.
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