Muscle Shoals Resident Calls Out Chad Holden

 

A Muscle Shoals reader has some highly critical words concerning city school superintendent Chad O.G. Holden:

It is disappointing to see that the superintendent of our beloved school system has commented #MAGA on a post that mocks Black Lives Matter. Given our current political climate, I am intrigued to see such a lack of leadership. Our schools and our city serve countless Black families and this is disgusting, to say the least.

Is the reader correct in his/her assessment? While the position of school superintendent isn't an elected office, it is one that serves all the citizens of the city. The high school where Holden served as principal until this spring recently came under fire for calling Deshler High School in Tuscumbia the ghetto. Now does not seem like the appropriate time to ridicule Black Lives Matter.

On November 1st, a new council will take office. Perhaps at that time, the new council members can have a serious discussion with the tactless super?