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Parents urge board to delay move of Cedar Brook East principal; superintendent defends interim reassignments
Summary
Multiple parents and community members asked the board to let Principal Nelson remain at Cedar Brook East through the end of the year after an abrupt reassignment; Superintendent Dr. Scriven said the moves were recommended administratively, do not require board approval, and will include opportunities for transition and parent meetings.
Several parents and community members addressed the board to protest an administrative reassignment affecting Cedar Brook East and Elkins Park students, saying the timing risks further disruption for a cohort that already experienced pandemic‑era upheaval and prior building moves.
Emily Sharamie Walls (Ward 6) told the board that "removing the sole administrator from the building in the middle of the school year… feels deeply unfair to the students" and urged the board to "allow Miss Nelson to…
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