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Article: D.C. textbook chief appealed firing; Settlement with school system in 2000 removed 'all evidence'.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 5, 2007
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Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The D.C. Public Schools' textbook manager whose department came under scrutiny this summer was fired from his position nearly a decade ago but reinstated after reaching a settlement with the school system.
The Washington Times reported last month that Donald Winstead, the lone manager of the school system's often-troubled textbook department, was fired by former schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman in 1998 after books were not delivered in a timely manner.
Documents obtained by The Times show that Mr. Winstead was reinstated in his position Dec. 19, 2000, following a settlement reached a day earlier ...