▁than ▁wait ▁for ▁a ▁decision ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Whe aton , ▁the ▁NA AC P ▁appe aled ▁directly ▁to ▁Dr . ▁Allen , ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Education ▁Department . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Allen ▁rejected ▁the ▁pet ition ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁Wy and anch ▁School ▁District ; ▁he ▁told ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁that ▁" ser ious ▁obst acles ▁im posed ▁by ▁existing ▁law " ▁prevent ed ▁" d iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁district ," ▁which ▁the ▁Times ▁reported ▁" is ▁now ▁ 9 1 . 5 ▁per ▁cent ▁non - white ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁teachers ▁in ▁the ▁Wy and anch ▁School ▁District ▁went ▁on ▁strike ▁for ▁two ▁months . ▁The ▁Wy and anch ▁Te acher ' s ▁Association ▁demanded ▁a ▁ 3 2 ▁percent ▁w age ▁increase ▁over ▁three ▁years , ▁limitation ▁of ▁class ▁size ▁to ▁ 3 2 ▁students , ▁and ▁teacher ▁input ▁in ▁educational ▁policy ▁dec isions . ▁A ▁ 1 3 . 3 % ▁increase ▁was ▁turned ▁down ; ▁a ▁final ▁comprom ise ▁granted ▁the ▁teachers ▁a ▁ 1 9 . 5 % ▁sal ary ▁increase . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁removed ▁the ▁Wy and anch ▁Memorial ▁High ▁School ▁from ▁its ▁" Ne eds ▁Im prov ement " ▁list ▁and ▁restored ▁it ▁to ▁" In ▁Good ▁Stand ing " ▁status ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0