PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia School Board will vote on a plan this week to dismiss students early every other Friday for the rest of the year to give teachers professional development time.
Many parents tell Fox 29 News that they’re just learning about the proposal and they were caught off-guard. "I haven’t seen anything come out about it," says parent, Thomas Rosenthal of Queen Village. "At a minimum, I think he [Supt.
Dr. Hite] should send a letter out to parents letting them know that this is taking place."The topic quickly became the talk of the playground at 4th and Catharine Streets on Monday afternoon."It’s absurd," says Blair Pomerantz, a mother of two boys who attend Meredith Elementary School.