Word: lannon
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...students are reluctant to take sides on the debate surrounding the dismissal of William C. Lannon, Cambridge superintendent of schools, who has been credited with making the changes...
Cambridge Superintendant of Schools William C. Lannon will not be among those returning to school when the first bell rings next fall. After nine years at the helm of the 14 school, 8000-student system. Lannon has been dismissed by the Cambridge School Committee, and he will leave office when his current contract expires on August...
...Lannon's tenure in office has been described by one teacher as "a series of crises after crises." Between 1975 and 1984, the Cambridge schools have come to grips with budget cutbacks resulting from the tax-cutting bill Proposition 2 1/2 with the upheaval surrounding the system's reorganization and desegregation, and with the controversies spawned by affirmative action proposals...
...role that Lannon played in the changes has been the subject of much debate in recent months, as the school committee deliberated his fate in a series of public hearings in January and February...
Parents and administrators generally supported Lannon. The system is losing someone with a lot of courage in dealing with controversial situations and with a rate capacity to translate creative ideas into programs that work," says Diane Tabor. Rindge and Latin's assistant principal. "The rest of the world is laughing at us--it's like telling Larry Bird not to play basketball...