Teachers steam after new West Lafayette High School principal greeted by 5-2 vote

Nothing personal, two members of a divided West Lafayette school board say. Teachers say Chad Rodgers, the next West Side high school principal, deserved better

Feb 13, 2024

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NEW WEST LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL GREETED BY 5-2 SCHOOL BOARD VOTE

With roughly half the teachers from West Lafayette Jr./Sr. High School decked in red and in the house Monday night, urging a school board that has fit itself into 4-vs.-3 voting blocs over the past year to come together to give a unanimous welcome to a new principal, Chad Rodgers was selected on a 5-2 vote.

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