As the board met, hundreds rallied outside for a fair contract for 1,900 school cafeteria and climate workers. One said: “We live paycheck to paycheck and often do not have access to stable housing.”
Moving to honor the legacy of a giant of Philadelphia education, the school board was poised Thursday night to rename its Center City headquarters for former superintendent Constance E. Clayton.A daughter of North Philadelphia, Dr. Clayton attended a segregated district elementary school and graduated from Girls’ High. She began teaching fourth graders at William Henry Harrison Elementary in 1955, and rose to lead the school system in 1982.
Board member Julia Danzy, who interacted with Clayton working in city and state human services jobs, said the former superintendent “was a no-nonsense person, but she was a beautiful person when it came to her spirit about her children.”As the school board met, hundreds gathered outside district headquarters to rally in support of Unite Here Local 634, the union that represents 1,900 Philadelphia cafeteria workers and climate staff.
Monique Braxton, district spokesperson, said in a statement that the school system is “committed to a contract that values and supports these members of our team.”
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