Mayor: A Complete Failure of Leadership in Atlanta Testing Scandal
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed called today a “dark day” for Atlanta Public Schools and said the results of a special investigation into cheating on state tests “confirms our worst fears.”
Reed, who became deeply involved in a major dispute that erupted recently over the chairmanship of the Atlanta school board, also said blame rests with those who led the district.
He said “…there is no question that a complete failure of leadership in the Atlanta Public School system hurt thousands of children who were promoted to the next grade without meeting basic academic standards.”
At a press conference attended by six of the nine Atlanta School Board members Tuesday afternoon, interim superintendent Erroll Davis reiterated the sentiments of the governor in that there will be consequences for people found to have cheated in the Atlanta Public Schools testing scandal.
“Anyone who cheated or was responsible will not work in front of children in Atlanta again,” Davis said.
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