Rachel Skeritt has been named as the next headmaster of Boston Latin School. A Boston Latin graduate who's currently working in the Washington, D.C., school system, Skerritt is the first person of color to be named to the post.
Her appointment comes after a year of turmoil at Boston Latin. Allegations of racial bias and intolerance among the student body sparked a federal civil rights investigation, after which then-headmaster Lynne Mooney Teta stepped down.
Skeritt spoke with WGBH's All Things Considered host Barbara Howard about her plans as she gets ready to take the reins at Boston Latin.
