Councilman Kevin Conwell’s outrage over the lack of black workers on the Patrick Henry Elementary School construction site has been grabbing headlines lately. And it would be a refreshing sign of progress, if not for a few minor details.
Conwell blames the project’s lily-white work site on the fact that the school district won’t hire felons. He wants to change state law to let that happen. From the PD’s story: …
This article appears in Dec 19-25, 2007.