New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie put Camden schools in the spotlight during a visit to the city Tuesday.
Christie joined city leaders including Mayor Dana Redd and Camden School District Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard to tour the Octavius V. Catto Community Family School on Westfield Avenue including a visit with students in the schoolβs cafeteria.
Following the visit with students, Christie and Redd were expected to make remarks in the schoolβs cafeteria.
On its website, the Catto School promotes its partnership between families and the community to "provide a safe, academically rigorous, engaging learning environment that will ensure students are college and career ready and fully empowered to succeed in a diverse, ever-changing society."