NEW YORK — A spring break trip to Cuba taken by students and a teacher from a New York City public high school has raised concerns about whether the group violated U.S. travel restrictions to the Communist country.
"We are investigating," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters Monday.
A city Department of Education spokesman said this month's trip to Cuba was not officially sanctioned by the Beacon School, although the school's Web site featured a call for applications and a list of selected students, as well as details of previous sponsored trips to the island.
"We were told that it violated State Department travel restrictions," department spokesman David Cantor said.
Molly Millerwise, spokeswoman for the U.S. Treasury Department, declined to comment on the case.
"We are investigating," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters Monday.
A city Department of Education spokesman said this month's trip to Cuba was not officially sanctioned by the Beacon School, although the school's Web site featured a call for applications and a list of selected students, as well as details of previous sponsored trips to the island.
"We were told that it violated State Department travel restrictions," department spokesman David Cantor said.
Molly Millerwise, spokeswoman for the U.S. Treasury Department, declined to comment on the case.
I work with some commies and they're crafty critters. Children with untrained minds could easily succomb to Castro's mind control. These kids should be watched closely that they don't try to spread any communism around!
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