For the fourth consecutive week, the DeKalb County Board of Education is expected to hold a special called meeting discussing personnel matters.
The meeting — scheduled for 10 a.m. today — was announced via email Monday morning, with a short agenda including just the closed-door discussion.
The board has met each of the previous three weeks about whether to hire its superintendent finalist, though it is unclear whether today's meeting is for the same reason. Rudy Crew was announced in late April as the district's sole finalist to replace Ramona Tyson, who has said she will retire at the end of June. In a surprising move after the state-mandated 14-day waiting period between announcing superintendent finalists, the board voted not to hire Crew.
Crew’s selection was met with immediate opposition from parents, residents and local government watchdog groups who questioned his history. That history includes stints at some of the country’s largest school districts, along with allegations Crew bullied subordinates and obstructed a rape investigation involving a 14-year-old victim.
Crew supporters, including the Georgia Federation of Teachers, protested Monday outside the school district's Stone Mountain headquarters to get the board to reconsider not hiring the 40-plus-year veteran educator.
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