Head of an Elite New York School Resigns After Turmoil Over Gaza War - The New York Times

Joe Algrant will step down as the head of Ethical Culture Fieldston School following a year marked by infighting among parents, students, faculty and alumni. By Katherine Rosman The leader of one of New York’s most elite private schools has left his post after an academic year marked by infighting among parents, students, faculty and alumni over the war in Gaza. Joe Algrant stepped down on Thursday as the head of school at Ethical Culture Fieldston School after a two-year tenure, “to pursue other personal and professional goals and opportunities,” according to an email sent to the school community by the Fieldston board of trustees. Mr. Algrant, who said in the email that the school “has the strongest and most vital mission, purpose, and values of any school I have known,” declined to comment. This spring, Fieldston was torn apart by pro-Palestinian student activism, including graffiti on the high school that drew widespread public attention. Parents complained that school administrato

Joe Algrant will step down as the head of Ethical Culture Fieldston School following a year marked by infighting among parents, students, faculty and alumni. By Katherine Rosman The leader of one of New York’s most elite private schools has left his post after an academic year marked by infighting among parents, students, faculty and alumni over the war in Gaza. Joe Algrant stepped down on Thursday as the head of school at Ethical Culture Fieldston School after a two-year tenure, “to pursue other personal and professional goals and opportunities,” according to an email sent to the school commu