PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Two new nonvoting student representatives have taken their seats on the Philadelphia Board of Education.
Charles Rinker, a sophomore at Franklin Learning Center, and Kenzy Ahmed, a junior at Northeast High School, were sworn in at Thursday night’s School Board meeting. Jake Benny, a junior at Central High School, took the oath of office as an alternate.
The students participate in board deliberations and give the nine voting adults a student’s point of view.
“I will make sure that I represent students’ voices responsibly and effectively. And I will do everything in my power to make the progress that is needed to make students feel heard and seen,” Rinker said after taking his oath…