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Pittsburgh School Board Seeking More Info On Superintendent's Resume

PITTSBURGH (AP/KDKA) - The Pittsburgh Public Schools board has again met with the newly hired superintendent asking for "additional information" related to his resume.

Forty-three-year-old Anthony Hamlet was hired last month and begins his new $210,000-a-year job July 1.

Hamlet said on his resume that two Palm Beach County, Florida schools improved their state ratings from "F'' to "C'' when he worked at each as principal.

But two newspapers contend that one school didn't improve at all and the other improved only from a "D'' to a "C."

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Hamlet has also been accused of using lines taken from other sources without attribution. He hasn't commented on those allegations but has defended his record.

School board solicitor Ira Weiss says "the board will continue to meet to discuss the issues that have arisen."

On Monday, some community members gathered in support of Hamlet.

"We feel that, very strongly, hairs are being split and things that work  against  the benefit of our children and Pittsburgh Public Schools are being undermined," said Rev. Deniece Welch with the Pittsburgh Interfaith Network.

After the meeting, board members declined to tell reporters what the future holds for Hamlet, or when they will be meeting next.

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