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LaGreta Brown steps down from S. Philly Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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LaGreta Brown steps down from S. Philly

by Paul Socolar on May 13 2010 Posted in Latest news
The School District has confirmed that LaGreta Brown, the embattled principal of South Philadelphia High School resigned effective immediately. A release from the District names Otis D. Hackney, III , principal at Springfield Township High School as the new principal.
According to a teacher at the school, a faculty vote of "no confidence" in Brown was scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
The Inquirer reports that Brown's principal's certification is currently inactive. She had agreed to leave at the end of the school year, but due to the certification issue she left today.