There were tense moments in Philadelphia City Hall Friday as some members of City Council pressed school board nominees on the closure of Black-led charter schools.
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s nine nominees for the school board detailed their credentials and told members why they want to serve, unpaid, on the panel.Current member of the board, Sarah Ashley-Andrews, said, "Our schools need to be lighthouses for our students, places where all students can feel safe, welcomed, and supported."Council members were also able to question the nominees like Chau Wing Lam who says her immigrant mother sacrificed for her three young children.
Joyce Wilkerson told FOX 29’s Jeff Cole, "I just know that the nomination has been placed on hold. I don’t have any other information."Back in the hearing, Council member Isaiah Thomas pressed board members on why Black-led charter schools were being forced to close, at what he said are far higher rates, than white-led schools.
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