Ethics fine against Cherokee school board member upheld
A school board member in Cherokee County who accused her board and the county school administration of misconduct has herself been found guilty of an ethics violation.
The Georgia Board of Education sustained a local ethics sanction brought against Kelly Marlow, the Cherokee district learned Monday. She had appealed her own school board’s decision to fine her $3,600 after she sent a complaint last year to AdvancED, the organization that oversees the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. SACS investigated Marlow’s accusations and found no merit.
The state school board, in its April 3 decision, cited evidence Marlow violated the local ethics policy by acting alone rather than with the board as a whole in soliciting SACS.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
