Human Rights Take Front And Center For The New York City Schools The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child put forth that one primary purpose of schools is to develop respect for human rights and the fundamental freedoms that all children should enjoy. They noted that to truly understand and promote human rights, one has to live them out in relation to others.The New York City schools has taken this directive seriously and to heart by creating its School for Human Rights, a combined middle and high school academy that is built around the concept of human rights. It is one of nearly 150 small public schools opened through special initiatives in the last three years by the New York City schools, having opened its doors in September 2004. During the New York City schools� school year 2005-2006, the School of Human Rights had over 180 students.Located in Brooklyn, the School for Human Rights is rare, even for the New York City schools. Its core values are dignity ... Read more »