[imc-st.louis] Rebuilding St. Louis Schools

[Don Fitz]

Black & Green Wednesday

FORUM: Rebuilding St. Louis Schools

WHEN: 7 pm, Wednesday February 4, 2009

WHERE: Legacy Books and Café, 5249 Delmar (near Union)

A panel discussion will include:

* Rebecca Rogers, University of Missouri-St. Louis

* Bill Purdy, Elected School Board Member, City of St. Louis

* Erma Nevels, Retiree Chapter, AFT Local 420

* Darren O’Brien, PTO Board, Kennard Classical Junior Academy

How can teachers, parents, students and staff work with the elected 
school board to create the sort of educational system that St. Louis 
should have? What has the role of the mayor been in the school system 
and what should that role be?

In October 2008 parents expressed concern with lead contamination at Roe 
School, the new location of the Early Childhood Center. The appointed 
Special Administrative Board (SAB) said that nothing could be done.

But two days after Green Party mayoral candidate Elston K. McCowan 
organized a picket against its inaction, the SAB suddenly had its 
representative announce that money would be found for lead abatement. 
Now that it has been four months since the problem was made public, has 
the SAB removed the lead?

Sponsored by Gateway Green Alliance and Universal African Peoples 
Organization. For more information call 314-727-8554 or visit:

www.gateway-greens.org