S. Philly High 6 months later: What still needs work | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

S. Philly High 6 months later: What still needs work | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

S. Philly High 6 months later: What still needs work

by Helen Gym

In the past few weeks, the School District of Philadelphia has made a heavy media push to recast the story at South Philadelphia High School. From news articles to columns to letters to editorial board briefings, the District is pushing the story that the events of Dec. 3 are long past and, in their typical refrain, it’s time to move on.
The latest push has been to use statistics. According to Monday's Philadelphia Inquirer story, the District claims