A Manhattan public school known by the initials “ICE” has undergone an unofficial rebrand this year to avoid any association with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its controversial actions during the Trump administration, according to a report.

The Institute for Collaborative Education is now calling itself “Ny.ICE” – an adjustment not taken lightly, the school head said in a letter to parents explaining the new moniker.

Some of the merchandise on the school website states ICE. https://www.iceschoolnyc.org/

“Moving forward I will be referring to our school community as Ny.ICE or the Institute for Collaborative Education in official communications to avoid any confusion or unnecessary emotional responses to our school’s acronym,” Principal Peter Karp wrote in a letter to pupils

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