DISTRICT BRIEFING
DISTRICT BRIEFING
Tuesday, April 24, 2007; Page B04
JAIL FIGHT
Inmate Is Hospitalized After Being Stabbed
A D.C. jail inmate was stabbed last night during a fight with other prisoners, a jail spokeswoman said.
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She said the inmate was taken to Howard University hospital after being stabbed with a homemade weapon. The spokeswoman said the inmate's wounds were not believed to be life-threatening.
-- Martin Weil
EDUCATION
Ex-Board Member Heads Advocacy Group
Jeff Smith, who resigned from the D.C. Board of Education this month to protest Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's takeover of the school system, has been appointed executive director of DC VOICE, a school advocacy organization.
DC VOICE is known for its annual report on whether the school system had enough teachers, textbooks and other necessities on the first day of school. Smith, who represented District 1 on the school board, began the job at DC VOICE yesterday.
"I think in the changing times of school governance . . . it's important to have an organization like DC VOICE effectively advocating and making sure everyone is held accountable during this time of transition," Smith said.
-- V. Dion Haynes
