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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Public Schools board has rejected one member’s request to rescind the hiring of a superintendent after questions were raised about his resume and possible plagiarism.
The board voted 7-2 against board member Terry Kennedy’s motion to reverse the hiring of Anthony Hamlet. He’ll begin his $210,000-a-year job on Friday.
The board hired a former state prosecutor to review Hamlet’s resume after two newspapers reported two Palm Beach County, Florida schools didn’t improve their state ratings as much as Hamlet’s resume says they did when he was their principal. He’s also been accused of using information from other sources without attribution to define his views and educational philosophy.
Hamlet wasn’t at Wednesday night’s meeting.
The district will release the former prosecutor’s 130-page report next week.