That’s according to a spokesperson for the Rhode Island Department of Education.
The longer term goal is to have a new superintendent ready to go by the start of the school year in the Fall of 2021.
The former Providence Superintendent, Harrison Peters, resigned after facing widespread backlash from community leaders, community members, and state lawmakers for his hiring of a former school administrator.
That administrator was arrested for giving a minor an unwanted foot massage at a Warwick gym.
May 19, 2021 9:18 am
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RI Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green and Providence Superintendent Harrison Peters pose beside on of the 25 “Congratulations, Providence Seniors!” signs on RIPTA buses
PROVIDENCE, RI (WLNE) – Rhode Island Department of Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green has asked Providence Public Schools Superintendent Harrison Peters to resign, according to a spokesperson.
The commissioner’s request comes amid growing calls for his resignation from both state lawmakers and teachers unions over his vetting process and hiring of former Providence Schools Administrator Olayinka Alege.
Court records show Alege was charged with simple assault and battery by the Warwick Police Department on April 20 after he gave a forced foot massage to a minor at a gym. The charges were filed on May 10.
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