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On fourth round, Cobb Board of Education elects officers

The Cobb County Board of Education includes two new members - both Democrats. They are (L-R, front row) Dr. Jaha Howard and Charisse Davis with David Morgan and David Banks. On the back row are (L-R) Randy Scamihorn, Vice-Chair Brad Wheeler, Chair David Chastain and Superintendent Chris Ragsdale (Courtesy of Cobb County School District)
The Cobb County Board of Education includes two new members - both Democrats. They are (L-R, front row) Dr. Jaha Howard and Charisse Davis with David Morgan and David Banks. On the back row are (L-R) Randy Scamihorn, Vice-Chair Brad Wheeler, Chair David Chastain and Superintendent Chris Ragsdale (Courtesy of Cobb County School District)
By Carolyn Cunningham
Jan 14, 2019

On the fourth round of voting on Jan. 8, the Cobb County Board of Education elected its new chair and vice-chair, following a failed move to change a rule prohibiting the chair from being elected to another consecutive term.

Brad Wheeler and David Chastain switched places from the posts they held last year so that now Chastain is the chair and Wheeler is the vice-chair again.

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