"Flanked at a press conference by Assembly members David Gantt and Joe Morelle, Mayor Bob Duffy again stated his desire to take control of the Rochester school district.
He did say he was willing to debate the issue.
'For those who say the mayor doesn't want to debate, that's not true,' Duffy said; he's willing to debate the issue in numerous forums, he said. For example, he would like to have panels with New York City schools chief Joel Klein, Washington DC's Michelle Rhee, and others who have experience with mayoral control, he said, and he would welcome having opponents bring their own experts.
Duffy charged that opponents are trying to confuse the public and said that 'a substantial amount of money is being put together to stop this.'"
He did say he was willing to debate the issue.
'For those who say the mayor doesn't want to debate, that's not true,' Duffy said; he's willing to debate the issue in numerous forums, he said. For example, he would like to have panels with New York City schools chief Joel Klein, Washington DC's Michelle Rhee, and others who have experience with mayoral control, he said, and he would welcome having opponents bring their own experts.
Duffy charged that opponents are trying to confuse the public and said that 'a substantial amount of money is being put together to stop this.'"