After ‘Mockingbird,’ YCQ students head to court

After reading Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” eighth graders at YCQ visited the Queens County Criminal Court to see the American justice system up close. Students observed the court in action and heard from judges and police officers. Paula Ambagtsheer, Miles Ehrenkranz and Jacob Grossman organized this informative cross-curriculum trip. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a coming-of-age novel set in Depression-era Alabama, following Scout Finch’s childhood and her awakening to racism and prejudice.