Jennifer Pignolet
Education Reporter at Akron Beacon Journal
Professional Storyteller. Education reporter @beaconjournal via Memphis/Butler University/Cleveland. Happiest during baseball season. She/Her
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Jennifer Pignolet
The Akron Public Schools board placed Superintendent Michael Robinson on leave Tuesday, April 15 after lawyers produced a 24-page report that found credible accusations of bullying, harassment and a toxic work environment. Only four of the seven board members voted to put Robinson on paid leave. Diana Autry voted against it, and Bruce Alexander and Summer Hall abstained. The board also voted to release the report from law firm Brennan, Manna and Diamond to the public.
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1 week ago |
beaconjournal.com | Jennifer Pignolet
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Jennifer Pignolet
The Akron Board of Education has placed its embattled superintendent on leave following a four-month investigation into allegations of bullying, retaliation and creating a hostile work environment. The board voted 4-1 with two abstentions to place Superintendent Michael Robinson on leave. Executive Director of Elementary Schools Mary Outley will serve as interim superintendent. She previously served as interim before the board hired Robinson.
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1 week ago |
beaconjournal.com | Jennifer Pignolet |Amanda Garrett
Akron Public Schools Superintendent C. Michael Robinson has created a "toxic and fearful working environment where employees are subject to pervasive ridicule, unjustified verbal abuse, and are under constant threat of losing their jobs," an independent investigation into his conduct concluded.
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1 week ago |
beaconjournal.com | Jennifer Pignolet
Seventeen Akron Public Schools employees' jobs are still in limbo after the board on April 14 moved their looming layoffs and reductions in hours to a committee meeting the following week. The board declined to vote on the reductions in force, part of a plan to save $10.2 million ahead of next school year. Board members said they did not have enough information to make decisions about how the layoffs would affect programs and offerings for students.
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