Boy, do we have a school story going on in Philly...

[PCIntern]

and it ain't SPYCAM...

South Philadelphia High School, steeped in tradition, has, in recent times, become a hotbed of anti-Asian incidents including, but not limited to, assaults. As with all major cities, the board of Education, in real trouble, did not handle the problems well, and all kinds of outside commissions and organizations had to be employed to calm the situation.


http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20100513_South_Phila__principal_resigns.html

South Phila. High principal resigns
By Kristen A. Graham and Jeff Gammage

INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

Embattled South Philadelphia High principal LaGreta Brown resigned Thursday amid questions about her certification.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Brown holds a state principal certificate but it is currently inactive.

A district official said that Brown had agreed to resign after the end of this school year, but after The Inquirer raised questions about her certification, she decided to leave the school Thursday, the official said.

In her resignation letter, Brown wrote that "it has become apparent that I have been made the focus of a controversy that continues to impede the education process to the detriment of the students."
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More, of course, at the link.... and here's something else from an opinion writer Will Bunch...

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/Time_for_spring_cleaning_in_the_Philadelphia_schools.html


Great job, Philadelphia Inquirer, and if you read the whole article, you'll see why Brown's (pictured at top) departure is about nine months too late for the students and parents who wanted to get an actual education at South Philadelphia High. Some of the allegations surrounding Brown are beyond outrageous. But make no mistake -- this should only be the beginning of a massive spring cleaning that needs to start in South Philly and go all the way to school headquarters on North Broad Street. Who hired LaGreta Brown, and why? Why weren't her credentials checked, and why was racial discrimination and violence allowed to fester?

All roads lead to schools superintendant Arlene Ackerman. She should have handed in her resignation at the same time.

And I believe Tony Auth deserves a huge apology.

And Jannie Blackwell looks ridiculous, no?
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Tony Auth, our Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, drew a cartoon of the principal sitting behind her desk asleep while all the mayhem was occurring. All the folk in the city whose job it is to do these things went ballistic on Mr. Auth, who, it turns out, was right all along.

[Doremus]

1. Are any of these people associated with Broad? nt

[tonysam]

2. Too bad Brown wasn't fired

These administrators are ALWAYS coddled, including the superintendent.

Teachers kicked to the curb get their lives destroyed.