Investigations Into Admissions
Whitney Young principal Joyce Kenner
[14] and Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott were subpoenaed to testify before a federal
grand jury investigating how students were chosen for admission to the elite public schools. School officials released copies of a July 21, 2009
subpoena demanding the names of every student who applied to be among a select group of
students hand-picked by principals of the elite high schools. The subpoena also sought e-mails and other correspondence with "public officials" about applicants.
[15] Kenner testified before the federal grand jury in early September 2009.
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In 2011, the Chicago Public Schools Inspector General recommended that selective enrollment schools reevaluate their use of "principal picks".
It was reported that several political figures had used their influence to secure their children's admission into schools like Young.
