WORCESTER – Superintendent of Public Schools (WPS) Brian Allen wrote to parents and guardians of students at Nelson Place School, at 35 Nelson Pl., informing them that school Principal Mary Sealey has taken a temporary leave of absence.
Ellen Moynihan, a former principal at West Tatnuck Elementary School, will fill in as principal at Nelson Place for the remainder of the school year, according to Allen’s email.
Sealey has faced a torrent of criticism from some parents and guardians of students at Nelson Place since her appointment at the beginning of this school year. Parents told This Week in Worcester that the concerns originate from Sealey’s appointment as principal at the school and what they say is a lack of special education experience in Sealey’s career history…