After school officials announced they would test school water for lead in 2016, they decided to install filters instead. But the school district has yet to sign a contract with a filter company.
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Lafayette Academy students at little risk of asbestos-related health problems, doctor tells parents
Asbestos removal work happened when kids were in school. But a Children’s Hospital lung doctor says their exposure was “negligible.”
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How about creating schools with more purpose than test scores and letter grades?
Students benefit, but so do their communities.
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Orleans school district cites Harney charter school for possible violations of federal law
The school has racked up nine district warnings this year.
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Three top Orleans school district officials resign
The shakeup at the central office comes as RSD schools transition back to local oversight.
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Turnover continues at Harney charter school as board selects another principal
Former assistant principal is the fourth leader the board has picked in the past year.
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After school was closed for asbestos concerns, relocation site faced the same problem this week
District says possible contamination at alternate site was minor and has been fixed.
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Harney charter’s bank account stretched thin while board account sat flush
During the same time period, the school delayed its employees’ retirement benefit payments.
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Harney charter school has fired its chief financial officer, board president says
Brent Washington Sr. is under a formal investigation for doing accounting work for Harney on the side.
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Ethics board rules Friends of King CEO Doris Hicks must lose her job for employing relatives
Doris Roché-Hicks employed her sister and son-in-law, and she signed checks to her daughter under a consulting contract.