Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (81st District) recently requested that the president of Hostos Community College in the south Bronx remove the college’s course on graffiti from its curriculum. The course is scheduled to be taught by a graffiti vandal with a multiple arrest history. Students who take the course will have to pay a small fee for enrollment and will not receive any academic credit for their participation.
"Although some may consider it an art form, graffiti is used throughout the Bronx and New York City in a manner that is usually illegal and destructive," Dinowitz said in a statement.
While the college defends the course by saying that it will focus on the art of graffiti and will provide students with an interactive experience in this art form, Dinowitz disagrees with the benefits of this course and the message that it sends. Even though he continues to support Hostos’ efforts in the community, Dinowitz says the course is not appropriate for a college setting and hopes Hostos will reconsider offering it.
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