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Behind The Lens episode 159: ‘We have a massive volume, a massive backlog’

Singleton Charter School gets another warning letter from NOLA Public Schools. City may roll back surveillance bans. And with criminal trials set to restart next month, the court faces a long list of delayed cases.
by Carolyne Heldman

On this week’s episode, James Singleton Charter School, which has been plagued by trouble lately, is facing new accusations from the NOLA Public Schools district. And COVID numbers are again down this week.

The city of New Orleans is considering rolling back a ban on the use of certain types surveillance technology after putting those controls in place in 2020. 

And in-person jury trials are set to resume after a long pause due to the pandemic, and the dockets are very full.

Our guests this week are reporters Marta Jewson, Nick Chrastil and Michael Isaac Stein.

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Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman Rovira has been in media for 35 years, and is currently the podcast host and producer for Behind The Lens. Heldman served as executive director at Aspen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, where she launched four weekly news, public affairs, and cultural affairs programs. She has been a guest lecturer at Tulane University, is a frequent guest and moderator for the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.

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