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The school lists the principal on its website as Lisa Mesi. Mesi could not immediately be reached for comment by USA TODAY on Friday. He's 14 and about to graduate college.
The former principal of Philadelphia High School for Girls says she is the victim of racial discrimination at the hands of Philadelphia School District leaders, targeted after she withheld ...
Former Girls’ High principal Lisa Mesi, who has filed a discrimination suit against the Philadelphia School District after she was demoted following a 2023 graduation ceremony controversy (photo ...
Philadelphia High School for Girls' principal KaTiedra Argro honored with prestigious Lindback Award 02:51. It's that time of year again — a chance to celebrate excellence and leadership in ...
Ex-Girls' High principal sues district, claims ‘demeaning' treatment due to race Lisa Mesi, the former principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls has brought forward a lawsuit after she ...
Lisa Mesi, the principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, has been replaced after she was seen in viral video denying diplomas to two students whose on-stage actions elicited celebratory ...
A graduate of The Philadelphia High School for Girls was denied her diploma by the school’s principal as she danced across the stage during the school’s commencement ceremony on June 9.
Alumna of the Philadelphia High School for Girls have thrown their support behind school principal Lisa Mesi, after a 17-year-old student was denied her diploma after performing a short dance ...
There’s been a leadership change at Philadelphia High School for Girls after principal Lisa Mesi denied two young Black “women their diplomas last month after they danced across the stage at ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A recent graduate from The Philadelphia High School for Girls is calling for change after she was denied her high school diploma on stage. "She (the principal) stole that ...