Enon Tabernacle seeks to counter 'top-down' approach to Philly school closings
by thenotebook on Feb 06 2013 Posted in Latest news
Reverend Dr. Alyn E. Waller is the senior pastor at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Mt. Airy.
By Benjamin Herold for NewsWorks, a Notebook news partner
Add Alyn Waller, the influential pastor of the 15,000-member Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Northwest Philadelphia, to the growing chorus of critics questioning the School District's plan to close 37 city schools by next fall.
"I am not in favor of school closings without merit and without data to support such a drastic decision," said Waller.
Waller believes that some "rightsizing" of the city's public school system is necessary. But he doesn't think the district has made its case for many of the specific school closings that have been proposed. He's upset saying the communities that will be affected by the dramatic changes have not been properly
February FMP meetings scheduled
February FMP meetings scheduled
The School District has scheduled six more community meetings around school closings for next week. These meetings will focus on individual schools or groups of schools involved in closure and relocation.
They will take place next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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They will take place next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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