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Friday, August 1, 2008
What board members didn’t know
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lots of education stories to choose from today.
There’s a vendor found guilty of bribery in connection with Atlanta’s former E-rate scandal. Then we have a poll showing Georgians support universal vouchers. And over in Clayton we have few people showing up to ask school board members about what’s happening with the system’s accreditation.
But the story that jumped out to me involved Cobb County. Some board members are saying they didn’t know the person they approved to be the new principal at North Cobb High School had been under investigation for sexual harassment.
The school system found insufficient evidence to support the charges, but a letter of reprimand was placed in Lawrence Bynum’s file for violating equal opportunity employment practices.
The superintendent stands by his recommendation for Bynum to lead North Cobb High. But the superintendent called for a review of how the charges against Bynum were investigated.
Should Bynum remain at North Cobb? Did the district need to tell board members about the investigation? What should the district do to fix this situation?
