Another month, another chaotic meeting from Christina School Districtās board of education.Ā Wednesday nightās September board meeting had Naveed Baqir in the middle of drama, with a hefty discussion on if he should be removed from his position on the board. Board member Doug Manley made three different motions: one to refer Baqirās residency to the Department of Elections to …
Lawyer for Christinaās Shelton says board violating rights
Dan Shelton, the ousted superintendent of the Christina School District ā which has a divided and chaotic board ā has lawyered up.Ā Shelton has hired the Neuberger Firm to represent him after the board voted 4-3 in July to not renew his contract for the 2024-2025 school year, and then affirmed that in an August meeting. That July meeting lasted …
Christina school board puts Superintendent Shelton on leave
Dan Shelton, voted Delaware’s Superintendent of the Year just two years ago, has been booted from Christina School District. In a meeting that started 40 minutes late Tuesday night, lasted about seven hours and wrapped up right before 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, the board argued the night away and finally voted, 4-3, to put Shelton on administrative leave.Ā Legally, board …
Christina school district holds first town hall in 2 years
Christina School District held a community town hall Tuesday night to allow parents, district staff and students to ask questions and share concerns with the school board.Ā This was the first town hall the school board had held in two years. āWe want to know the good things that are going on in the district, we want to know the …
Del. group advocates for Asian American educationĀ
With Delaware schools moving to include more Black history in their curriculums, a new Delaware group wants to do the same for Asian American history. Make Us Visible DE is the latest branch of Make Us Visible, a group established in 2021 that wants to highlight Asian American contributions, experiences and history into K-12 classrooms. āThis isn’t about some cultural …
Baqir continues to challenge UD video, student arrest story
A member of the Christina School board is making sure an incident involving University of Delaware Police arresting Mohammed Sanogo on his graduation night is not swept under the rug. In a board meeting Tuesday night, member Naveed Baqir, who has been leading the charge in ensuring Sanogo gets justice and in holding UD police accountable, once again brought up …
Charges dropped in case of Christina grad arrested by UDĀ
After weeks of public outcry, charges were dropped against 18-year-old Mohammad Sanogo who was arrested by the University of Delaware police June 15 less than an hour after he received his high school diploma there. The decision follows UD police finally releasing bodycam footage of the incident. A Newark High School student, Sanogo was on campus because Christina School District …
Christina votes to stop graduations at UD after student arrest
Christina School District will no longer hold its graduation at the University of Delaware. The Tuesday night decision by the School Board came after a recent incident in which UD police arrested an 18-year-old star student on graduation day. Holding graduation on UDās campus has cost Christina $98,129. That includes access to a campus building and parking lot as well …
Christina’s Baqir: Review UD contracts after cop incident
A Christina school board member said an incident involving a University of Delaware police officer and an 18-year-old graduate of Newark High School is āanother George Floyd moment.ā Naveed Baqir made that statement in a special board meeting last week where dozens of community members testified in support of student Mohammed Sanogo, with plenty of disdain and condemnation for …
State Rep: We must teach financial literacy in school
A Republican legislature has made it his mission to educate Delawareās youth on finances.Ā Rep. Jeff Hilovsky, R-Millsboro, has proposed a bill that would require public schools to teach financial literacy, which is essentially how to make smart decisions about money. āI’ve kind of taken this on as a badge of honor,ā he said. Hilovsky said he has noticed his …
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