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Behind The Lens episode 222: ‘A safe space’

The OPSB voted to close the Living School at an emotional December board meeting and the Buttermilk Drop scrambled to pay bills after its Uber Eats account was hacked.
by Carolyne Heldman

This week on Behind the Lens, the Buttermilk Drop scrambled to pay its December bills, after a hacker switched banking information linked to the Buttermilk Drop’s Uber Eats account and they feared $10,000 in lost revenue.

The Orleans Parish School Board voted to close the Living School, a small project-based high school in New Orleans East, over the cries of students and staff at an emotional December board meeting, supporting the superintendent’s recommendation.

Our guests this week are Lens reporters La’Shance Perry, Marta Jewson and managing editor Katy Reckdahl. 

Theme music by Podington Bear. Additional music The Sculpture by Podington Bear soundofpicture.com. 

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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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