Superintendent considered leaving post to run for state office
DeKalb County schools Superintendent Michael Thurmond will remain on the job through the end of his contract, foregoing a run this year for political office.
The veteran politician announced Monday that he will not quit his post to run for state superintendent this spring. Thurmond, whose contract was extended to June 2015 by the DeKalb school board late last year after his selection for the job a year ago, said last week that Democratic state leaders were encouraging him to run for the state office.
“My choice has been to finish what I set out to do. … Finish my contract with the DeKalb County School District,” Thurmond said Monday at a meeting of the county legislative delegation.
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.
