DISTRICT BRIEFING

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

EDUCATION

Hospitality High to Join D.C. Public Schools

Hospitality High, a charter school in downtown Washington that trains students for hotel and restaurant careers, will relinquish its charter June 30 and join the D.C. public school system, the D.C. Public Charter School Board announced yesterday.

The decision Friday by Hospitality clears the way for the school to move into Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School in Northwest Washington and operate within the traditional school system beginning in August. Hospitality had been leasing space since it opened in 1999 and most recently had been paying $24,000 monthly rent for three floors of an office building. The school's lease is set to expire July 31.

Charter board Chairman Thomas A. Nida said in a statement that the school's decision to give up its autonomy as a charter school to get space in a school building was understandable but "unfortunate." The charter board will assist with the transition.

-- Theola Labbé

POLICE

Panel Supports Lanier as Permanent Chief

Acting Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier got a unanimous nod yesterday from the D.C. Council's Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary. Today, her nomination goes before the full council.

If she is approved, she will be the city's first permanent female police chief. Lanier, a 16-year veteran of the force, has been heading the department since the beginning of the year.

She was nominated by Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) in November to replace former chief Charles H. Ramsey.

-- Allison Klein

CRIME

Victim of March Attack Has Died in Hospital

A District man who was attacked more than a week ago died Saturday, D.C. police said.

Stanley Bradley, 37, was discovered at 7 p.m. March 23 in the 3600 block of Hayes Street NE. He was suffering from head trauma and was admitted to Prince George's County Medical Center. Bradley, of the 100 block of Brandywine Place SW, died at the hospital.

-- Allison Klein

Man Found Fatally Shot, Another Wounded

D.C. police said they discovered a 41-year-old man fatally shot and a second man wounded in Southeast Washington yesterday morning.

Officers were called to the 2600 block of Birney Place about 3 a.m. and found the two men. Both were taken to a hospital, where one died.

Police are not releasing the name of the man who was killed until his family is notified. They are also withholding the name of the second man, a 27-year-old District resident, because he is a witness in the case.

-- Allison Klein