High school student Etienne Musole remembered one of his first interactions with principal Dez-Ann Romain. She asked point blank whether he wanted to graduate.
It was a high stakes question at a place like Brooklyn Democracy Academy, an alternative high school in Brownsville serving students who have struggled at traditional schools and are at risk of dropping out.
After the 19-year-old Musole said yes, Romain never let up. "Every day she sees you from that point on, she's going to be on you," Musole said.
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Yesenia Peralta is the principal of the Brooklyn Democracy Academy where Dez Ann Romain, the former principal, died from COVID in the early months of the pandemic. David Handschuh / Chalkbeat High school student Etienne Musole remembered one of his first interactions with principal Dez-Ann Romain. She asked point [...]
