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Mercy Carabajo describes founding Empowered Parents and advocacy for East Ramapo students
Summary
Mercy Carabajo, an Ecuadorian immigrant and parent in Spring Valley, described founding the Organización de Padres Empoderados in 2022 to address challenges she witnessed in the East Ramapo Central School District and said the group secured meetings with state legislators and a visit from the New York commissioner of education.
Mercy Carabajo, a parent and long‑time local resident, told meeting organizers she immigrated from Ecuador about two and a half decades ago and now works full time as a nanny while advocating for her children's education in the East Ramapo Central School District.
Carabajo said that after the birth of her youngest child she felt compelled to learn the district's teaching methods and processes. She described…
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