By TESS
McRAE
P.S. 24 principal Donna Connelly allegedly violated both the
state’s open meeting law and the school chancellor’s regulations when a
reporter was asked to leave last month’s school leadership team meeting.
The school leadership team, made up of parents, school
administrators and faculty, meets monthly with the primary goal, according to
the chancellor’s regulations, of developing the school’s Comprehensive
Educational Plan and ensuring it is aligned with the school-based budget.
Another Riverdale Review reporter was present at previous
SLT meetings after presenting sections of the chancellor’s regulations to prove
that the public was allowed to observe proceedings.
However, during the December 18 meeting, Connelly and P.S.
24 interim acting assistant principal Emanuele “Manny” Verdi would not allow
the media to stay.
