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Friday, June 28, 2019

Public deserves to know more about new Dunbar principal

We’re not sure why the Baltimore school board thought it could quietly approve the hiring of a new Paul Laurence Dunbar High School principal who had been involved in a graduation scandal in Washington, D.C.

It was part of several routine hiring decisions made during a school board meeting this week.

But Yetunde Reeves is no routine hire. A simple Google search brings up an ample number of stories about Ms. Reeves, who appears to have been pushed out of her position at Frank W. Ballou Senior High School in Southeast Washington after it came out two years ago that students there were allowed to graduate despite missing excessive numbers of days of classes.

There were bound to be questions about her background, and we can’t believe school board members didn’t anticipate that. Yet, Chairwoman Cheryl Casciani declined to discuss in detail the reason for the hire.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a waste of ink this article from the Sun paper is. There isn't one "parent" in Baltimore who gives a rats butt about their kids much less what goes on in the pre-detention centers Oops I mean schools.

Anonymous said...

They'll call it a "personnel issue", which keeps it out of the public eye.

Anonymous said...

She should fit right in Baltimore where this is common practice.

Anonymous said...

Baltimore City School System Principal's Salary (2018-2019)
$91,751 to $171,464**
Based on Years of experience, education level, and needs of the Board

How much do you think she'll get?

** Plus full State benefits

Anonymous said...

Northwest Woodsman: “Yetundi”? We all know where this leads. Don’t bother to read the article as you already know the basics of the problem. Please, will it ever end or is this nonsense going to continue non stop?