The first Black and first female Philadelphia superintendent, Dr. Clayton served as schools chief from 1989 to 1993. “I made every decision based on, ‘Was it good for our kids?’' she once said.
Dr. Constance E. Clayton, the longtime and long-revered School District of Philadelphia superintendent, has died at age 89.
“I made every decision based on, ‘Was it good for our kids?’ Dr. Clayton said in a 2017 interview, shortly before Senator Bob Casey honored her in the Senate as an African American whose contributions made Pennsylvania better. On days when closing school was a question, Dr. Clayton instructed bus drivers to navigate the hills of Manayunk to determine whether the roads were passable.Tony B. Watlington Sr., Philadelphia’s current superintendent, has said she quickly became a mentor to him during his time in Philadelphia.
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