A private school of more than $ 45,000 a year against the project of "segregation" of students by race

Little Red School House, a private school in New York, is under fire from parents over a policy of separating students based on race.

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Parents of a classy private school are unhappy with the project of an administrator to continue to segregate students according to race.

The Little Red School House of West Village New York, whose tuition is $ 45,485 per year According to the New York Post

they learned that race-based placement, implemented by Director Philip Kassen, had already been in force for the seventh and last time. Eighth grade students during the 2017-18 school year.

The historically progressive school would have among its students the children of celebrities, including David Schwimmer and Christy Turlington Burns.

Kassen did not respond to Fox News's request for comment.

The New York Post reports that each class, which has about 40 students, has two sections. Students stay with their group for 30% of the school day.

"My daughter who is 11 years old said," Wow, it's crazy. They talk about separation by color, "said one of the fathers, who asked to remain anonymous.

"And I thought how much is it exceeded? That's back. It's almost like segregation now. "

After a post-investigation, Kassen sent a message to parents Wednesday detailing the" placement initiative "of last year's race – although several sources have told the paper that they did not know it.

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Yet parents said that School always let the race play an important role in placement in class.A mother said that for three years, all non-white students in her child's class, except one, were assigned to the same class at the school.

When the policy became more understandable in early June, parents began to express their dissatisfaction.

The Post reports that Kassen, who made a total compensation of $ 403,039 in 2016, sent an email to parents on June 12 to say that the investment policy would be revised.

Eight days later, he sent politics again, but would continue to maintain "race as an essential but not primary determinant".

"How could a school do this? I do not know if I should necessarily send a child to a school separated by race, "Amanda Uhry, president of Manhattan Private School Advisors, told the post.

Uhry continued:" 1964, remember that ? We had segregation in America. What is it? It's segregation! "

An education consultant in New York told the Post that the policy is intended to help black or Latino students feel less isolated by giving them security in numbers."

However, she said that "

"The problem is that there is still not enough diversity in the independent schools of New York.This is just a bandage." 1965-1900 "

Fox News" Madeline Fish contributed to this report.