Former Florida school leader accused of plagiarism

The Pittsburgh Public Schools Board has scheduled an emergency meeting so the district's newly hired superintendent can answer plagiarism concerns raised by media reports.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported that Anthony Hamlet appears to have used a line from a Washington Post editorial when describing his educational philosophy on his resume and a definition lifted from an online dictionary to describe his qualifications as a "transformational leader."

Hamlet hasn't commented on the latest allegations.

But earlier this week, he called a news conference to address other media reports that his resume exaggerated his success in turning around troubled schools in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Friday's closed-door meeting will give the board a chance to ask Hamlet about the plagiarism allegations.

He's scheduled to begin his new $210,000-a-year job July 1.