Kelly Devers
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Kelly Kelly Devers
Late yesterday, a separate civil rights suit was filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, charging that school officials were acting out of petty jealousy and issues of control and were attempting to destroy the Choir Academy. A spokeswoman for the Board of Education, Kelly Devers, said it had not received a copy of that suit and declined to comment. In a statement late yesterday, the Department of Education said that they have been willing to meet with them and discuss future options, but each time they came to the table, the leadership of the Boys Choir of Harlem sought various avenues to undermine these discussions. Ms. Kelly said Dr. Trumbull and his staff were expected to vacate the Harlem school, with their files and equipment, by the end of the day yesterday.