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superintendent said Robertson
would not be the principal of
record. She had until August
1, 2018 to obtain a Kansas
administrator’s license. She had
never taught in a public school
or within the U.S.
Throughout their ascent, the
students had many doubts.
However, their quest for the
truth spurred them on.
I did not doubt the facts or my
kids, but I had doubts about the
situation. What would happen
when the story printed?
On Friday, March 31, the article
was printed on the front page of
the March issue of The Booster
Redux. The student newspaper
is distributed not only to the
students, but is included as an
insert in the local newspaper as
well.
It is also published online via
ISSUU and is posted on Pittsburg
High School’s activities page and
district Facebook.
Friday was a typical school day
— if you consider your editors
emailing local and regional
press a PDF of a story about
questioning the next principal’s
credentials.
Frank LoMonte, director of
the Student Press Law Center,
advised the students to send
out their story to rally the local
media to support them. Only
Mará Williams of The Kansas
City Star expressed interest.
She interviewed us on Friday
in hopes to publish early the
following week.
Around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday,
April 1, the local newspaper
published an article online:
“Brown refutes claims in
school paper - Superintendent
Pittsburg High School journalism adviser Emith Smith, CJE holds up the front page of The Booster Redux featuring the
article on their school principal.