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 [Laval Wilson is chosen as Superintendent of Boston Schools] Original Airdate: 7/31/1985 Length: 00:17:14 Item Type: newstape - original footage Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract The Boston School Committee holds a meeting in its chambers. Grace Romero (Boston School Committee) accuses School Committee members of playing political games during the process of electing a new superintendent. John Grady (Boston School Committee) reads a statement from Joseph Casper (Boston School Committee). The statement reads that Casper will vote for one of the other candidates because Joseph McDonough (Interim Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) withdrew his name from consideration. Jean McGuire (Boston School Committee) voices her support for one of the candidates. John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee) talks about the search process. Edward Winter (Secretary, Boston School Committee) calls the roll. Dr. Laval Wilson wins the election, 9 to 4. Romero objects to a motion to make Wilson's election unanimous. School Committee members prepare to leave the room. Eileen Jones interviews Felix Arroyo (Latino community activist) about the vote. Arroyo says that he will support Wilson as superintendent. Jones interviews Jack E. Robinson (NAACP) about the vote. Robinson says that he is pleased that the three finalists were all minority candidates. Robinson says that Wilson was the right candidate for the job. Jones interviews Romero outside of the School Committee chambers. Romero says that she objected to making the vote unanimous because the record needs to reflect how each member voted. Jones interviews O'Bryant about the vote. O'Bryant says that he had never committed himself to a single candidate before the vote. O'Bryant says that Wilson is a strong candidate. He denies accusations that he switched his vote from another candidate. Jones does several takes of her reportage for the story. Contributor : Reporter Eileen Jones
Subject : Keywords School boards School superintendents Subject : Personal Names Arroyo, Felix Browne, Abigail Burke, Daniel Casper, Joseph Grady, John Henriquez, Julio Hicks, Shirley Owens Jones, Eileen Marcione, William McCluskey, Kevin McGuire, Jean Nucci, John O'Bryant, John O'Reilly, Thomas Robinson, Jack E. Romero, Grace Walsh-Tomasini, Rita Wilson, Dr. Laval Winter, Edward Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston School Committee Type : Genre News - Unedited |
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