New Orleans’ Ben Franklin High School has a CEO in the halls

Wild Bill Wood

March 15, 2024 at 9:28 AM

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — At one of America’s best schools, there’s a new kid in the halls.

He’s the new, big kid on campus. He’s Alex Jarrell.

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He’s not the school’s new principal. He’s the school’s first, ever CEO.

And WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood says he’s ready for his first day on the job.

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