Emily Rizzo | WHYY
Emily Rizzo is a reporter and producer based in South Philadelphia. She mostly covers education-related issues for WHYY News and Keystone Crossroads.
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Some Pennridge parents are resisting their Bucks County school district -- which removed Black authors from the 9th grade English curriculum, and LGBTQ books from elementary school libraries. WHYYâs Emily Rizzo reports, the parents are bringing those titles back, one book at a time.
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Local, county, and state officials are touting the success of the city of Chesterâs âPartnership for Safe Neighborhoodsâ in lowering gun violence rates. The program is meant to identify individuals who are causing the most harm and connect them with community resources before making arrests. WHYYâs Emily Rizzo reports.
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Some Central Bucks School District residents stood for hours outside district headquarters to show support for inclusivity in the schools. The last school board meeting, marred by transphobic and anti-Semitic remarks, spurred many people to show up for the first time. For WHYY, Emily Rizzo has more.