What began as an exchange in the comments section of OIB and spilled over to a Board of Education meeting has led Chair John Weldon
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Tag: Aresta Johnson
Angry Parent Shouts At Pereira During School Board Meeting For Comments Involving Son
Do words matter? They do for Albert Benejan, a city school parent offended by comments Board of Education member Maria Pereira made involving his son–that he
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No April Fools’ Joke, School Chief Aresta Johnson Leaving District–Why?
WHY? Political fatigue? CT Post education reporter Linda Conner Lambeck shares her take here.
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Pereira’s Aresta Development–School Board Member Calls For Education Chief’s Resignation–Weldon: “Completely Asinine”
For the better part of two years, Board of Education member Maria Pereira was high on school chief Aresta Johnson’s skill set, job performance and
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School Board Resumes Community Forums
From Board of Education Chair John Weldon: In the beginning of February, the Bridgeport Board of Education cancelled a series of what were termed “Community
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School Board Fight: “Piranha” Versus “Napoleon”
School board member Maria Pereira, the self-styled piranha of city politics, put her cell phone camera to work Wednesday night capturing a city police officer
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Were Community Conversations Canceled For Political Expediency?
School board members Maria Pereira and Ben Walker charge that “These five school board members, with Superintendent Johnson’s support, didn’t cancel the Community Conversations because
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“Stay In Our Lane”–School Board Chief Weldon Educates Taylor On Protocol
Board of Education Chairman John Weldon and member Chris Taylor couldn’t be two more contrasting personalities: Weldon thoughtful, genial, linguistic; Taylor large, expressive, pointed, a
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