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 [Laval Wilson is let go by the Boston School Committee] Original Airdate: 2/14/1990 Length: 00:02:51 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Jan von Mehren reports that Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) was let go by the Boston School Committee. Von Mehren notes that Wilson attended an event honoring the partnership between the Boston Public Schools and the John Hancock Insurance Company. Von Mehren's report includes footage of the event. Sandra Willet (John Hancock Company) praises Wilson for his support of business-school partnerships. Wilson speaks to the media at the event. Wilson says that reading and math scores improved dramatically while he was superintendent. Wilson accuses the School Committee of not working with the superintendent to achieve goals. School Committee members Rita Walsh-Tomasini and Abigail Browne are in attendance at the event. Browne and Wilson say that Wilson is not the right person to manage the Boston Public Schools. Von Mehren reports that some members of the School Committee believe that racism is behind Wilson's firing. Von Mehren's report includes footage of John O'Bryant saying that Wilson would have had a different experience if he were white. Von Mehren notes that O'Bryant has compared Wilson's firing to the firing of the superintendent in Selma, Alabama. Von Mehren's report features footage from a student demonstration in Selma, Alabama in 1990 and footage of Walsh-Tomasini saying that race had nothing to do with Wilson's situation. Contributor : Reporter Jan von Mehren
Subject : Keywords School Boards School superintendents Subject : Personal Names Browne, Abigail O'Bryant, John von Mehren, Jan Walsh-Tomasini, Rita Willet, Sandra Wilson, Dr. Laval Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Boston School Committee John Hancock Mutual Insurance Company Type : Genre News - Television |
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