Random NYC fact for anybody who might write about NYC

[conuly]

This is in celebration of us being really close to having no more kids in high school.

As in other places, NYC public schools require families to fill out emergency contact information. Officially, this information goes on the Emergency Contact Card. However, I only found the official name by googling "NYC DOE blue card" because those cards are universally called "the blue card". Because they're blue.

Also, as a reminder, NYC public high schools do not generally have lockers. I mean, some of them have lockers, but... not all of them by a great means. They also don't generally have football teams. I mean, some of them do, but it's not a PSAL sport, so. Basically, take everything about American high schools from TV and assume that NYC schools aren't like that at all. Even when they are.

The elementary school I went to had, for everybody out of kindy, a big coat closet against one wall of each classroom (the one against the hallway IIRC). We all trooped in by tables to get our coats and bookbags, theoretically without any throwing things at each other or squabbling or losing our stuff all over the floor. You could easily fit half the class in there at one time, though you wouldn't want to. There'd definitely be throwing things if you tried.

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[summercomfort]

I remember growing up being confused about the "schools" that are shown on tv because in our area, we didn't have hallways, and school buildings were all single-story. All the classrooms were facing out, with roof overhangs to block the rain, and covered walkways to go from one classroom building to the next. :P