Juanita O. Brent News

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) and Lauren McNally (D-Youngstown) today introduced a new piece of legislation to end Academic Distress Commissions (ADCs) for public schools in Ohio. During the Ohio House of Representatives’ marathon session on Wednesday, November 19th, Rep. McNally attempted to amend the disillusion of ADCs into House Bill (HB) 455, a bill to eliminate obsolete provision of education law. Republican lawmakers blocked the amendment, even though ADCs have been a proven failure. In the last General Assembly, the legislature decided that no other schools could fall into an ADC .

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Juanita O. Brent (D-Cleveland) today made the following statement denouncing House Republicans for the passage of anti-voter Senate Bill (SB) 293 which shortens the time available for Ohioans to make their voices heard and weakens essential accountability measures.