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The final blow? District cuts ties with disciplinary school in East Falls | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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The final blow? District cuts ties with disciplinary school in East Falls

by thenotebook on Aug 22 2012 Posted in Latest news
by Benjamin Herold
for NewsWorks, a Notebook news partner



The School District of Philadelphia has decided to sever ties with troubled Delaware Valley High School, a for-profit provider of alternative education programs that serves roughly 500 students at two sites in the city.
DVHS ran a disciplinary school in East Falls and an accelerated program for high-school dropouts in Southwest Philadelphia.
"We've communicated to DVHS that due to business reasons, the District decided not to enter into a new contract with them," said District spokesperson Fernando Gallard.
Teachers and administrators were scheduled to return Thursday morning to the two sites. An attorney for DVHS did not immediately respond to a request for