Governor Deal to Replace Miller County Board of Ed

Governor Nathan Deal signed an executive order this week to remove the members of the troubled Miller County school board in Southwest Georgia. The state board of education recommended in March that the governor oust the Miller County board since governance problems put their accreditation on probation. Deal spokesperson Brian Robinson says the governor stepped in before things got worse.

“Those diplomas in Miller County aren’t going to be worth much,” Robinson says, “It’s going to really hurt those students’ ability to get scholarships and college admittance. That is unacceptable, and the governor cannot allow that.”

The governor will put together a Miller County school board nominating committee, which will recommend people to replace the five-member board.  The new members must be named before the current board members can be officially removed. Robinson says there’s no firm timeline, but the governor expects to start the process as soon as possible.