Unfinished business at S. Philly High
Submitted by Paul Socolar on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 22:28 Posted in Breaking news | Permalink
Through more than two hours of emotional statements by Asian students from South Philadelphia High School and their allies, the School Reform Commission heard again and again Wednesday that Asian students who were victims of large-scale attacks at the school in December are still not happy with the District's response.
Nine Asian student speakers from the school said that they did not think theinvestigation by retired Judge James T. Giles was adequate to bring closure to the controversy.
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District still seeks parents for Renaissance councils at 8 schools
262 school council members come aboard
Submitted by Paul Socolar on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 18:41 Posted in Breaking news | Permalink
In a reversal, the School District has announced that it is accepting all 262 individuals who applied by the March 9 deadline to serve on the School Advisory Councils at the 14 Renaissance Eligible schools.
The District is continuing to seek parent members for the councils at the eight schools where parents do not yet make up the requisite majority of the membership - Bluford, Daroff, Douglass, Smedley, Stetson, University City, Vaux, and West Philadelphia.