One speaker called her an educational warrior. Another said Sauda Baraka was a calming spirit on an often volatile school board. For nearly an hour during the public speaking portion of Monday’s school board meeting, Baraka was showered with tributes and bouquets on what would be her last as a city school board member. She did not run for re-election. Fittingly, the meeting took place at the Geraldine Claytor Magnet Academy, a school Baraka helped shape into being. “She kept the wheels on the bus when it got down to the nitty-gritty,” said Ron Rapice, a teacher and member of the school building committee. The school that opened less than a year ago on the footprint of the former Longfellow School.
from News http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Bridgeport-s-educational-warrior-honored-12389195.php
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