Students, community to District: 'You broke it'
by Benjamin Herold on Oct 15 2010 Posted in Latest news
The District’s handling of West Philadelphia High School has resulted in a sudden, dramatic return of the climate problems that used to plague the struggling neighborhood school, students from the school repeatedly told District officials during a community meeting held Thursday night at Kingsessing Recreation Center.
“Our climate was fixed. But you’ve taken out everybody who fixed [it], so now we have to start from scratch,” said West senior Delaney Foxworth, one of four members of the school’s newly formed senior committee present at the meeting.
Deputy Superintendent Leroy Nunery said the District was focused on the present and was moving swiftly to address the climate issues at the school, including the
Notes from the news, Oct. 15
The District held a community meeting last night and heard from students who are dealing with the upheaval at West Philly High.
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