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Head of Pa. House panel lambastes Ackerman for suspensions and contracts | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/15/2010

Head of Pa. House panel lambastes Ackerman for suspensions and contracts | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/15/2010

Head of Pa. House panel lambastes Ackerman for suspensions and contracts

A day after the Philadelphia School District suspended several senior managers, the chairman of the state House Education Committee on Tuesday assailed the decision to remove them and criticized School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman's administration for "making up the rules and regulations" on awarding contracts.

"That is absolutely wrong," said State Rep. Paul Clymer (R., Bucks), who has the power to conduct hearings on school operations. "These deals made behind closed doors are going to be history."

Clymer's blistering comments were in response to Ackerman's decision to push aside a Newtown company that had been selected to work on a $7.5 million project to install surveillance cameras at 19 persistently



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