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Monday, December 24, 2007
To recall or not to recall?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
District nine met recently to organize and discuss their options regarding its school board representative, Sandra Scott.
Before, during and after some venting by 100+ residents, the majority seemed eager to start the recall process. Even I arrived ready to sign.
However, two people provided food for thought that the school board is not the sole issue we need to address here.
Clayton County public schools substitute teacher Joyce Hawthorne spoke frankly about the problems, which include too many temporary teachers inside of classrooms, and occasionally a lack of professionalism in dealing with teachers, parents and students.
“In order to have effective schools you must have a marriage between administrators, principals, teachers, parents and the community,” she says. “Clayton could have exemplary schools given the right leadership. But teachers and administrators need more professional development and more extensive training.”
So if the system needs fixing at its core, will we solve anything with a school board recall? Or as stated at the meeting, will we just be back in two years trying to fix the same problems?
“Loss of accreditation, recall and impeachment are not the answers to the present school board members’ debacle,” says Synamon Baldwin, co-founder of the Clayton County Wide Homeowner’s Association (“CCWHOA”). “These type of actions are reactionary and unfairly punish our students.”
“The long-term solution is to identify, support and hold accountable those we elect to serve. There should never be an empty seat at the school board or county commission meetings,” adds Baldwin. “These two boards are supposed to provide leadership. They have not been held accountable over the years, and for that we must blame ourselves.”
District nine is hoping other districts will conduct their own town hall meetings, organize and work with them to resolve issues within our schools.
Would you support a recall in your district? Why or why not?
Have a safe and MERRY CHRISTMAS CLAYTON!!
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