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To: Taro who wrote (855818)	5/10/2015 6:07:02 PM
From: SeachRE	Respond to of 1574085

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To: Taro who wrote (855818)	5/10/2015 8:54:27 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 1574085

Guggenheim accused of racism after high school kids are booted NY Post ^ \| 5/10/2015 Posted on 5/10/2015, 7:52:35 PM by Altura Ct. t’s a Guggen-crime. The Upper East Side museum banned a Brooklyn high school for life after its students were deemed too rowdy on a recent visit — a move that some call discipline and others discrimination. A group of about 80 kids from Downtown Brooklyn’s Science Skills Center HS were kicked out after just 20 minutes after a student allegedly spat off the museum’s swirling rotunda lobby and another threw a penny off its winding walkway. The coin was rumored to have hit a security guard. It was only a handful of troublemakers, but the whole group of ninth- and 10-graders got the boot, with the museum forcing them to wait outside for an hour for their bus to arrive. Many never got to glimpse the gallery’s Picassos, van Goghs and Monets or even finish checking out the main display by Japanese artist On Kawara... ...Shortly afterward, the school was told it was not welcome back. Just last week, First Lady Michelle Obama pleaded for art institutions to be more welcoming of kids from all backgrounds. “You see, there are so many kids in this country who look at places like museums and concert halls and other cultural centers and they think to themselves, ‘Well, that’s not a place for me, for someone who looks like me, for someone who comes from my neighborhood,’?” she said, speaking at the opening of the new Whitney Museum in the Meatpacking District. Guggenheim rules state that people should speak quietly, not run and not disturb other visitors. However, gallery visitors complained about the students’ obnoxious behavior, with one angrily requesting a refund because of the troublesome teens. (Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...