Lisa Mesi, the principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, has been replaced after she was seen in viral video denying diplomas to two students whose on-stage actions elicited ...

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, Lisa Mesi, the former principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, alleges she was given a 'demeaning 'Special Assignment' because she is White ...

Former Girls’ High principal Lisa Mesi, who has filed a discrimination suit against the Philadelphia School District after she was demoted following a 2023 graduation ceremony controversy (photo ...

Lisa Mesi, the former head of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, withheld the diplomas of Hafsah Abdur-Rahman and Saleemah Burch in a viral video in 2023.

Principal Lisa Mesi wouldn’t allow the young teen to take her diploma since the audience chuckled as she did the dance move. ABC 6. Abdur-Rahman’s family said they remained quiet as she ...

There’s been a leadership change at Philadelphia High School for Girls after principal Lisa Mesi denied two young Black “women their diplomas last month after they danced across the stage at ...

The school lists the principal on its website as Lisa Mesi. Mesi could not immediately be reached for comment by USA TODAY on Friday. He's 14 and about to graduate college.

A Philadelphia high school principal, Lisa Mesi, pissed off the families of four girls after she denied them their diplomas because the graduation audience reacted to their expressions of excitement.

The kids do," Mesi said. It's why principal Mesi encouraged her students to brainstorm ways to be part of the solution, and how the students advocating for everyone or S.A.F.E Summit originated.

Ex-Girls' High principal sues district, claims ‘demeaning' treatment due to race Lisa Mesi, the former principal of the Philadelphia High School for Girls has brought forward a lawsuit after she ...