ANC Commissioner Sandra "S.S." Seegars: Parents want principal ousted

Sandra "S.S." Seegars

For Immediate release

Washington, DC

Place: In front of Turner Elementary School

            1500 Mississippi Ave., SE,

            Washington, DC 20032

Time: 10:00 am

Contact: Commissioner Sandra "S.S." Seegars

                 Cell: 202-320-5554  or 202-247-5733

Some of the parents of the some of the students at Turner Elementary School said they have had enough of the unprofessionalism of the principal at the school, Robert Gregory. Gregory and Kaya Henderson disagree with the parents, however, this has been going on for about a year and nothing has been done about it. One parent took her children out of Turner because of the principal.

The parents have a petition asking for the removal of Gregory and one of his faculty members from this school. The petition contains hundreds of signatures.

The parents said they are not respected, and the principal is not fair.   

Commissioner Seegars met with some of the parents on Saturday. The parents laid out a good case. Upon sending out an email regarding the parents concerns, the only person to respond was Council Chairman Kwame Brown by saying he would look into it. When Henderson returned from out of town, she did respond in a combative manner. She also stated that no meeting had been requested before my email, except when a parent came to her without an appointment and she was too busy to see her.

The parents met with Councilmember Marion Barry, to no avail. Te parents met with School Board Member Trayon White, to no avail.

The parents want to feel good about their children attending school, and that they are safe and happy.

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