Daily News | After Girls’ High graduation flap, its principal has been replaced
, the Girls’ High principal is gone — at least temporarily.
Janis Butler has been named “substitute principal at Girls’ High,” Hanna wrote. “Dr. Butler is excited to support the school community to help set the stage for a successful 2023-2024 school year.”It is not clear whether Mesi will be returning, the circumstances under which she left, or any other information. Some alumni said that Mesi received death threats after news of the graduation went viral.
Girls’ High, which opened in 1848 as one of the first public high schools for women in the U.S., is steeped in tradition. School leaders expect graduates to dress in all white and walkMesi had warned graduates that if their families clapped, cheered, or called out their names, diplomas would be withheld.
District officials have said they did not “condone the withholding of earned diplomas based on family members cheering for their graduates. We apologize to all the families and graduates who were impacted and are further looking into this matter to avoid it happening in the future.”“She is a compassionate leader and outspoken advocate for our little sisters,” the alumnae group said in a statement.
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