{"id":507143,"date":"2022-11-06T03:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T00:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/embattled-upper-west-side-principal-claire-lowenstein-leaving-ps-333\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T03:30:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T00:30:21","slug":"embattled-upper-west-side-principal-claire-lowenstein-leaving-ps-333","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/embattled-upper-west-side-principal-claire-lowenstein-leaving-ps-333\/","title":{"rendered":"#Embattled Upper West Side principal Claire Lowenstein leaving PS 333"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27bda89228c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27bda89228c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/embattled-upper-west-side-principal-claire-lowenstein-leaving-ps-333\/#%E2%80%9CEmbattled_Upper_West_Side_principal_Claire_Lowenstein_leaving_PS_333%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Embattled Upper West Side principal Claire Lowenstein leaving PS 333&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEmbattled_Upper_West_Side_principal_Claire_Lowenstein_leaving_PS_333%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Embattled Upper West Side principal Claire Lowenstein leaving PS 333&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The controversial principal of an Upper West Side school is finally stepping down after years of complaints by parents, teachers and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Claire Lowenstein is voluntarily departing PS 333, said Craig DiFolco, a spokesman for the\u00a0Council of School Supervisors and Administrators.<\/p>\n<p>He did not provide a departure date, but Lowenstein has not been at the West 93rd Street school this week following a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnewyork.com\/news\/parents-protest-against-controversial-principal-at-upper-west-side-school\/3923165\/\">protest last week<\/a> over her tumultuous tenure. <\/p>\n<p>Lowenstein faced her second no confidence vote a year ago by a school community fed up over what they said were the principal\u2019s discriminatory hiring practices which favored white educators. Parents have also told The Post that Lowenstein was a \u201ca petty tyrant,\u201d \u201ccombative\u201d and \u201cconfrontational.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Parents renewed their efforts this summer to press for Lowenstein\u2019s departure. They claimed dozens of teachers had left the K-8 school since Lowenstein arrived in 2014.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/claire-lowenstein-is-out-at-the-manhattan-school-for-children-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The school community claimed that Lowenstein had discriminatory hiring practices.\" class=\"wp-image-24545449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/claire-lowenstein-is-out-at-the-manhattan-school-for-children-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/claire-lowenstein-is-out-at-the-manhattan-school-for-children-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/claire-lowenstein-is-out-at-the-manhattan-school-for-children-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The school community claimed that Lowenstein had discriminatory hiring practices.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MSC\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>City Councilwoman Gale Brewer, in whose district PS 333 is located, also confirmed Lowenstein was leaving and said she was not a good fit for the school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think in this situation there\u2019s been a lot of turmoil and she needs to move on. The school needs to come together and be the great school it has been,\u201d Brewer said.<\/p>\n<p>One PS 333 staffer said there was a feeling of relief at the school this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/claire-lowenstein-is-out-at-the-manhattan-school-for-children-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Parents have called Lowenstein a \u201cpetty tyrant.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-24545448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/claire-lowenstein-is-out-at-the-manhattan-school-for-children-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/claire-lowenstein-is-out-at-the-manhattan-school-for-children-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/claire-lowenstein-is-out-at-the-manhattan-school-for-children-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Parents have called Lowenstein a \u201cpetty tyrant.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J.C.Rice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAll of us have been living under tremendous stress. That stress must have bled into the children,\u201d the staffer said.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Lowenstein nor the Department of Education returned requests for comment.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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