After hearing lawyers optimistic Cathie Black's waiver to be overturned
A lawyer for parents challenging the appointment ofCathleen P. Black to be the next city schools chancellorsays he’s optimistic his client’s will emerge victorious.
Lawyers for the parents appeared in court in an Albany court room yesterday arguing that Black lacks the required educational experience or academic credentials to serve as head of the nation’s largest schools system.
Judge Gerald Connolly did not immediately indicate when the court might rule, but Attorney Norman Siegel said he and other attorneys received an E-mail from the judge last night asking for cell phone numbers where they could be reached over the holidays. He said that makes him think that a ruling is likely to come next week, before January 3, when Black is scheduled to take over the reins.
Under state law and related regulations, school superintendents have to have a master's degree or higher, 60 hours of graduate work, a professional