H.s. Helps Start ‘respect for All Week’

By QNS Editorial Posted on February 16, 2012

City Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer helped kick off the Department of Education’s “Respect For All Week” on Monday, Feb. 13, by attending a ceremony at Bryant High School in Long Island City. As noted, the city-wide initiative is designed to promote respect for diversity among students through skits, art projects, readings and performances. During Monday’s event, Bryant High School Principal Namita Dwarka presented Van Bramer-an alum of the high school-with a plaque honoring him for his service to the community and his efforts to keep the institution open.

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