Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, 'The Primary School', founded in the Bay area of California, is closing next year. The unpaid school was established for the children of low -income families in the 21st. It was an initiative of their charity Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CJI).
The goal of establishing this school was to provide education and health care together for the low -income families. However, the school authorities recently announced that the school's activities will be stopped at the end of the 2021-25 academic year. Describing this decision as 'extremely difficult', the reason has not been detailed.
Local media reported 'San Francisco Standard' and 'New York Times' that the main reason behind the closing of the school is the closure of CJI's financial support. However, a CJI spokesman told CNN that the decision was taken by the school board. However, he did not comment on the financial role of the organization.
The announcement of the closure of the school came at a time when there were major changes in CJI and big technology companies. School authorities said CJI would donate $ 1 million to the affected families and communities as a result of the closure.
Carson Cook, senior manager of the school, said, “We want to give maximum support to every family and that goal has not changed.” However, he refused to comment on the reason behind the school closure or the schedule.
Since its inception, the school has served as a model for the children of low -income and diverse people. According to the 2021 tax-documents, 5 percent of its students are of the 'insignificant minority' class. This was an exceptional initiative for parents-the coordination of 'Parent Welness Coach' for parents, health and education.
In recent times, CJI has made major changes in their activities. In February, the company announced the reduction of social policy -making work and emphasizing science -based research. Immigration reforms and ethnic equilibrium projects were also reduced.
The change in the political position of Meta and Zuckerberg is also expected to play a role in the decision. Zuckerberg recently developed a close relationship with former US President Trump. Even the case against Meta Trump spends $ 20 million on settlement of the case, of which $ 22 million will cost Trump to build a potential presidential library. In addition, Zuckerberg's company Meta donated $ 1 million to Trump's debut.
Meanwhile, parents are disappointed with the announcement of the closing of the school. “This school was a blessing for our community,” a parent told San Francisco Standard. Now they are taking away it too. '
Authorities have promised to provide maximum service to the students in the last one year even after the school is closed.
Meanwhile, the Chan-Jackerberg Initiative has recently announced that they will increase investment in science instead of social activities from now on, so that the school is also closing.
