Popular D.C. principal found dead at home
Brian Betts, of Shaw Middle School, was a favorite of Rhee
Brian Betts, 42. (Nikki Kahn-TWP)Posted at 3:00 PM ET, 04/16/2010
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Posted at 10:49 AM ET, 04/16/2010
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It is difficult to adjust to any 6 a.m. phone call, but the one I received this morning was particularly jarring. Brian Betts, one of the most energetic and enthusiastic educators I have ever met, had been found dead in his home in Silver Spring, just months before what I expected would be good news about his relentless efforts to raise achievement for students at the Shaw Middle School at Garnet-Patterson.
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