Middle Village Prep Charter School recently celebrated another intermittent victory with a granted motion allowing the school to operate in place until November 23rd.
For some time, Middle Village Prep and Christ the King Regional High School have been in a lawsuit brought on by the Brooklyn Diocese. The lawsuit could possibly result in the eviction of Middle Village Prep from their rented space on Christ the King’s campus.
In March, Supreme Court Justice Marguerite Grays issued a decision stating that Middle Village Prep would have to cease operations on the campus. However, the school was granted a temporary restraining order last month that prevented the enforcement of Justice Grays’ decision. Since kicking off the school year in August, Middle Village Prep has remained open.
Most recently, on October 23, the Appellate Division granted Middle Village Prep’s “motion to stay enforcement of Justice Grays’ order pending the hearing and determination of our case,” according to the school’s Board Chair Josephine Lume in a letter to parents.
The stay of the Justice Grays’ order will extend for as long as the Appellate Division needs in order to make a decision on the schools’ appeal on the condition that the appeal is perfected by November 23. A copy of the court’s order on motion is attached below.
“We know the Diocese’s lawsuit has created tremendous anxiety in much of our school community and, like you, we feel it’s totally unnecessary,” Lume stated in the letter. “Our hope is that the Diocese will realize how much we can achieve if we work together.”
