About nine parents of Alice Deal Junior High School students met with District of Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Clifford Janey on Wednesday in a session long sought by the parents to discuss the behavior of Deal Principal Melissa Kim.

A small group of Deal parents, calling themselves Save Alice Deal, has held protests against Kim outside the school, located in Ward 3, since April 25. The parents say she has suspended and targeted children unfairly and has physically and verbally abused students.