Law firm will investigate grade changes at Kennedy High School and allegations that CEO falsified board records related to a lucrative bus contract.
Orleans district promised Monday installation at Plessy after a test performed by a student found possible contaminants. But the filters won’t work properly without booster pumps. The district says about 16 schools need the pumps.
The district’s pledge to install filters in all schools has been delayed several times.
The charter school’s board gave Bricolage’s CEO an April 15 deadline for a report on special education services. A lawyer says schools must include children with disabilities in after-school programs.
The district previously found no evidence of wrongdoing. But officials have received new information prompting them to take another look.
Runell King says he discovered evidence that Kennedy employees improperly inflated students' grades. He sent it to top administrators and was fired soon after. The CEO of the school's charter network denies the allegations, saying the changes were made to correct a software error.
State law requires that money taken from a property tax and a portion of school sales taxes only be used for facility renovation and repair. Also, the district contemplates swapping properties with city housing authority.
As teachers and students search for new jobs and schools, resources dwindle and test scores could too. Part two in a series on school closures in New Orleans.
The Orleans Parish school district has issued Singleton three warnings this school year.
