Chicago police superintendent admits he overstated number of resolved homicide cases: ‘Miscommunication’
Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling admitted Friday that his department incorrectly overstated the number of murders it solved in January. Chicago Sun-Times report. At a Jan. 30 public safety forum, Snelling told West Side residents that Chicago police had “cleared up” 76 percent of the homicides that month. “Of the 25 murders this year, 19 […]
Washington school superintendent on leave after video appears to capture her ripping down campaign signs
One school principal said, reportedly arrested He was placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation after he was filmed on video tearing down a school management law campaign sign. North Kitsap School District Superintendent Lauryn Evans is accused of stealing a sign related to a school bond measure that will be decided in Tuesday’s […]
Board taps next superintendent for New Mexico’s largest school district
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board on Monday named the district’s current chief operations officer as its new superintendent. Utah school district responds to allegations it hides students’ gender from parents Gabriela Duran-Blakey will replace current Superintendent Scott Elder, whose contract expires on June 30th. Elder has led New Mexico’s largest school district for more than […]
California superintendent, Marian Phelps, placed on administrative leave
A California school superintendent was placed on administrative leave Thursday after he was accused of bullying members of a girls’ high school softball team for not giving his daughter enough applause during a ceremony last year. The Poway Unified School District has placed Superintendent Dr. Marian Kim Phelps on paid administrative leave immediately following a […]
Texas superintendent doubles down on suspending black student for dreadlocks hairstyle, violating dress code
A Texas superintendent doubled down on a school district's decision to punish a black student with dreadlocks for violating the dress code, despite facing a lawsuit. Barbers Hill Independent School District Superintendent Greg Poole published a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle on January 14 defending his suspension of students for having too long hair. […]
Parents of boy suspended for wearing ‘warrior paint’ at football game sue principal and superintendent
On October 13th, the eighth-grader at a middle school in La Jolla, California, watched a high school football game during his free time. In an attempt to emulate the sports hero, he got warrior paint on his cheeks, temples and chin. According to his school's principal, this commonplace act constitutes a “hate incident,” at least […]