John Hayden Johnson Middle School Credit: Darrow Montgomery
Denied leave requests. Required evening and weekend work. Demoralized educators. More than 20 staff members at John Hayden Johnson Middle School met with DC Public Schools Chancellor
Lewis Ferebee, Cluster IX Instructional Superintendent
David Pinder, and Ward 8 Councilmember
Trayon White on Oct. 9, 2020, to share these grievances about their new principal,
Dwan Jordon.
“It’s time for him to go,” a staff member said near the end of the three-hour meeting. (All staff members mentioned in this story requested anonymity for fear of personal or professional retaliation from Jordon. Some feared they’d be branded as troublemakers.) “Right now, Johnson is not what Johnson used to be, or what Johnson is known to be.”
Mayor Bowser appoints DC s first director of gun-violence prevention
Linda Harllee Harper is the city s new Director of Gun-Violence Prevention after an uptick in violent crime. Author: Jonathan Franklin (WUSA9), Lorenzo Hall Published: 1:00 PM EST January 28, 2021 Updated: 7:43 PM EST February 1, 2021
WASHINGTON D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a major step in the city s effort to stop gun violence.
During a news conference Thursday morning, Bowser announced the appointment of Linda Harllee Harper to the position of Director of Gun Violence Prevention – the city s first-ever position focused on the issue.
Harper currently serves as the Senior Deputy Director of the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services in the District; a cabinet-level agency serving youth impacted by the DC Juvenile Justice System.