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South Phila. High principal left A.C. post under pressure | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/15/2009


South Phila. High principal left A.C. post under pressure | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/15/2009:

"South Philadelphia High School's principal faces harsh criticism over the Dec. 3 attack on Asian students by some of their African American schoolmates.

But controversy is nothing new to LaGreta Brown.

During nearly a decade in Atlantic City, a tenure that included running the city's major high school, Brown became involved in numerous disputes with parents, teachers, and staff. Her time there ended in 2008, when she resigned ahead of a school board vote on her dismissal.

Brown is not speaking to reporters while she focuses on fixing South Philadelphia High, district officials said yesterday."