There are a lot of good kids in that school who want to learn. There has to be a thorough cleaning of staff who don't do their jobs. Brancato refused to speak to The Post, but Robert McCue, the school's United Federation of Teachers representative, defended Park West. They are just wannabes. The hallways are not out of control.
Fights are rare.
Board of Education spokesman Philip Russo called Park West a real success story. This school is an improving school in every way. The incidents are down tremendously since the new principal came in last year. The school was problematic.