Portland, OR December 30, 2008 2:15 p.m.
http://news.opb.org/article/3914-portland-schools-investigating-arthur-academy/
Portland Public Schools is taking the unusual step of hiring an outside private investigator to look into student health and safety at one of its charter schools.
District communications director, Rob Cowie, says administrators learned of concerns about the Arthur Academy through a reporter at the Portland Tribune.
He says at least one parent alleged that there wasn’t a principal on site throughout the school day, and that in at least one instance, an ill child wasn’t tended to quickly.
Cowie says the district wants the private investigator to see if the complaints have any merit.
Rob Cowie: “Because any question that arises around student safety or welfare is something we take very seriously, we felt like we needed to respond, and bring someone on board who could go to the school and gather facts and information, that we could use to evaluate the basis of those complaints and allegations.”
Cowie says it’s too early to say what the district might do if the investigator turns up problems at the Arthur Academy in Portland.
The charter school non-profit operates in six school districts in Oregon.
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