A Clayton County school board member removed from the board Monday for not living in the county said Tuesday he wants a grand jury investigation into what he sees as abuse of power.

Norreese Haynes said he was illegally removed from the board and will file an appeal in Superior Court by the end of the week.

"The law says they have to give me 10 days' notice," Haynes said. "They just went in there and strong-armed me. They didn't give me a chance to tell my side of the story."

Clayton County District Attorney Jewel Scott said Tuesday she had not received Haynes' request for a grand jury probe.

Haynes was the second member to leave the nine-member board Monday. Board member Rod Johnson announced his resignation, effective March 9. He later said he was "definitely resigning, but was not sure when. Johnson said he is considering running for Clayton clerk of courts, which would require him to resign before April 28.

County officials and the Secretary of State's office are investigating the nine board members' residency, including two who have not signed affadivits swearing they live in their districts. Lois Baines-Hunter and Sandra Scott, who did not sign the affidavits, declined to comment Tuesday.

Clayton police and the tax commissioner began investigating board members after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools recommended the district's accreditation be revoked Sept. 1 because of a string of ethics violations, including illegal residency.

Tax Commissioner Terry Baskin said last week he had received complaints that Baines-Hunter lives in Hampton, which is outside her district. She also owns a home in her Jonesboro district but has not paid her 2007 taxes for the property, according to tax records.

"We have not cleared anyone," Clayton County police Chief Jeffrey Turner said Tuesday. "We're still following up information we obtained."

While investigating Haynes, Clayton police found he has lived in Marietta for at least two years. Last week, he pleaded not guilty to charges he assaulted his roommate in their Marietta apartment.

Haynes said he rented a room in Morrow, but a woman living at the home signed a police statement saying Haynes has "never physically slept" there. Haynes alleges police threatened the woman and barged their way into her home. She has not returned a reporter's phone calls.

Haynes said he lives in Clayton County but stayed in Marietta occassionally to attend classes at the University of Phoenix.

University records show Haynes attended the school from November 2004 to Feb. 14.

Haynes said he is graduating in April and completed all courses for his MBA.

This is not the first time Haynes has struggled with residency questions. In 2000, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled he could not run in a school board election because he was not eligible to vote in the district he was running for because he moved within the county and did not change registration.

Staff writers John Hollis and Eric Strigus contributed to this article.