Hearing Set for Suspended DeKalb School Board Members Who Want Reinstatement
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Five of six suspended members of the DeKalb County school board have petitioned Gov. Deal to get their seats back. The governor suspended, and then replaced, the six members at the recommendation of the state board of education.
Former board chair Eugene Walker, Jesse Cunningham, Donna Edler, Sarah Copelin-Wood, and Pam Speaks are the five who’ve submitted petitions. Gov. Deal’s spokesperson Brian Robinson says the clock is ticking.
“We have about 90 days for the administrative law judge assigned to the case to have a hearing and then make a recommendation to the governor about whether or not they should be put back on the board,” Robinson says, “Regardless of the recommendation, the governor does have the final say-so.”
The governor assigned Judge Max Wood to preside over the hearings, which are scheduled for the middle of June. Afterwards, Wood will issue a recommendation to the governor. Robinson says Gov. Deal will make a decision soon afterwards.
The DeKalb County School District was placed on probation by its accrediting agency in December due to poor board governance.
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