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Monday, February 23, 2009
Is CCPS on the right track?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Solicitor General Tasha Mosley recently filed a motion to have District 4 school board member Michael King removed as attorney on a pending lawsuit involving Clayton County Public Schools. This is the second time that he has been accused of representing a client who poses a conflict of interest during his short tenure.
According to the Clayton News-Daily via CCPS spokesman Charles White, the Board of Education’s Ethics Commission officially removed King from his seat for violating the code of ethics. Unless he files a notice of appeal, King shouldn’t even be allowed to participate in tonight’s 6:30pm school board meeting.
Despite that, Board of Education Chairwoman Alieka Anderson says our BOE is working cooperatively together as a unit, and getting things accomplished. “We need the support of the community. We are asking everyone to pray for us, support us and don’t badger us until you walk in our shoes,” asks Anderson. “I’ve never seen a board work this hard and do such great things in such a short period of time. I see this board in the future being a board of distinction.”
King must respond to Mosley’s motion in court today. According to Anderson, King technically has until February 26 to appeal. If he does so, his colleagues will have 30 days to vote on whether to accept or modify the ethics commission’s decision.
Your thoughts?
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