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Ackerman speaks to 'secret' meeting on King charter | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Ackerman speaks to 'secret' meeting on King charter | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Ackerman speaks to 'secret' meeting on King charter

by Bill Hangley, Jr.

A top deputy of Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman attended a pivotal, closed-door meetingon the future of Martin Luther King Jr. High School last month, and was "shocked" by what he witnessed, Ackerman now acknowledges.

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More from Notebook/NewsWorks: Still no details on what was so shocking

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Ackerman: Nunery never shared meeting details

In another statement released through her spokeswoman Saturday morning, Superintendent Arlene Ackerman said has she never gotten details of the closed-door meeting to discuss the future of Martin Luther King High School from her deputy, Leroy Nunery.

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Superintendent says SRC has heard her concerns about King

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