Update: Recording and more on 9/13 show
Local parents join the Education Town Hall on September 13 to discuss efforts for healthier school environments in Ward 6. Listen Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern via TuneIn or by visiting We Act Radio and clicking on arrow at upper left (NOTE: Not all “listen” buttons are working at present), OR check back for archived show, published shortly after air-time.
Topics include construction hazards and testing for lead in school water (first segment) and plans to build an electrical substation next to an elementary school (second half). Guests are Joe Weedon, Ward 6 representative to DC’s State Board of Education, up for re-election in November; DCPS parent Hannah Donart, who seeks testing for lead in school water; Tiffany Aziz, parent of a Walker-Jone Elementary School student, and Will Jones, parent of a neighborhood infant, both of whom are fighting PEPCO’s plans for the new substation.
The Education Town Hall with Thomas Byrd
broadcasts from Historic Anacostia
in Washington, DC, on We Act Radio,
Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
New programming 2nd and 4th Thursdays, alternating with classic shows.
Listen live via TuneIn.
Shows are archived for convenient listening shortly after broadcast.
After years of weekly broadcasts, the program now focuses one show each month on local issues and one on “the BUS,” organized by BadAss Teachers, United Opt Out, and SOS March.
Learn more about Hannah Donart’s water testing concerns and construction issues.
More on PEPCO’s plans and the protest, some related documents, and Council bill to set up a substation planning system.
Education Town Hall Forum 