George J. McKenna III
George J. McKenna III (born September 6, 1940) is an American politician and former educator who is a current member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for District 1 since 2014. A former principal at Washington Preparatory High School, McKenna helped reform the school as the school had issues with gang violence, with his actions being re-enacted in the 1986 biographical film The George McKenna Story where he was portrayed by Denzel Washington.
George J. McKenna III | |
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McKenna in 2021 | |
| Member of the LAUSD Board of Education for the 1st district | |
| Assumed office August 28, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Marguerite LaMotte |
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| Born | September 6, 1940 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Xavier University of Louisiana (Ed.D, BMath) Loyola Law School (M.A.) |
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