Spotsylvania county school leaders voted to approve a contract offer to a superintendent candidate amid stark divisions.
In Spotsylvania, the hotly contested superintendent search began this year after the longtime schools leader was abruptly fired by a board that included a new bloc of members, a move many saw as a symbol of the rising clout of parents advocating for a greater voice in school decisions.They are staunch in their religious and political mandate and beliefs, board member Nicole Cole said by phone Saturday of the majority bloc. “It’s a wall on their side.
This week was particularly intense. On Monday, people packed into a board meeting, some having to stand, some holding up notepads with messages when they wanted to object without disrupting the meeting, according to a board member, some booing when people tried to make public comment were cut off by the board.
Harris and a spokesman for the department did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Saturday. On Thursday, supporters and detractors of Taylor traveled to Richmond where the Virginia Board of Education was considering granting a division superintendent license to Taylor.Rich Lieberman, a parent who ran an unsuccessful campaign for one of the school board seats last fall, said Taylor had posted things on social media that were racist and homophobic and opposed to public schools.
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