Perry Reported Slated for Controversial Prince Edward School Post
The State Board of Education appears ready Friday to appoint Ronald J. Perry as Prince Edward County public schools superintendent. The UV A acting professor confirmed the local board’s recommendation, aiming to replace Bryant R. Harper who resigns July 1 to join Brunswick Academy. Harper’s exit follows pressure from Black parents and students demanding majority representation on the all white board in a system with predominantly Black pupils.
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Charlottesville
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Brunswick Academy
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Former Principal In Prince Edward Involved In Desegregation History
The article notes Harper, linked to the 1954 Supreme Court desegregation decision, as part of the region's schooling upheaval. It recounts a county wide school shutdown from 1959 to 1964 in response to desegregation orders and a recent two day closure at Moton High School in Farmville amid protests for more Black participation. Perry, 41, pursues a doctorate at the University of Virginia and serves as acting professor in education. He previously led Jan Bryan Elementary in Hampton and headed Line Mountain District in Pennsylvania before moving to Charlottesville. Perry attends a Salem conference of the Higher Education Law Enforcement Advisory Committee, where he coordinates Virginia’s statewide law enforcement planning.
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Frederick Harper Leaves Prince Edward to Lead Brunswick Academy
Frederick Bryant R. Harper resigns as superintendent of Prince Edward Schools effective July 1 to assume the top post at Brunswick Academy in Lawrenceville. A 1928 Handley High graduate, he holds a Hampden Sydney bachelor’s and a University of Virginia master’s, with prior posts at Kerns Town, Stonewall, Emporia and New Kent County schools and as Yorktown general superintendent.
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Kennedy criticizes Ingalls ship contract over equal employment
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy charges the Pentagon awarded a 113.6 million contract for nine amphibious ships to Ingalls Shipbuilding Co despite prior findings of noncompliance with federal equal employment rules. He says the Maritime Commission had no acceptable compliance plan and sought Laird answers after the award.
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