Banks sits out super hiring, would have voted no

Cobb school board member David Banks did not attend Sunday's special called meeting to finalize the contract of new superintendent Michael Hinojosa, but had he been there, he would have voted no, according to an e-mail to board chair Alison Bartlett. Banks wrote he could not make the meeting because he was out of town, but objected the special called meeting and said he did not believe the system did due diligence before hiring Hinojosa. Banks wanted the board to hire an in-house candidate. Hinojosa's contract was approved 6-0.