Sanchez Returns For TUSD’s University High Graduation, PR Crew On Hand
On Thursday night, former Tucson Unified School District superintendent H.T. Sanchez returned to Tucson to deliver the commencement speech for University High School. Sanchez, who was forced to resign earlier this year, created a stir when it became apparent that he was not going to bow out gracefully from the invite that was issued in December.
During Sanchez’s tenure, University High School fell in national rankings, but benefited from a cozy relationship with Board member Mark Stegeman and Sanchez. In 2012, the school ranked #4 in the nation, this year it came in at #15.
Stegeman, a professor at the University of Arizona (UofA) has advocated, at the behest of a handful of parents and fellow UofA faculty members, for University High to be moved from its current site, which it shares with Rincon High School. The powerful interest groups would prefer that the special children of University High have a campus dedicated solely to their needs. Those special interest groups have been instrumental in Stegeman’s re-elections and the promotion of Sanchez as a rising education star.
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