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Sadly, we never hear anything good about elected boards of education. Complaints against the Lauderdale body are both numerous and frequent. We also hear much more infrequent worries about the Florence City Board. This week we've been made aware of the board president's odd behavior concerning complaints from Harlan Elementary teachers. He "cackled."
Attorney David Howard is the president of the Florence BOE. Surely a lawyer is able to keep a straight face. Does he just not care?
We've previously mentioned area council and commission members who never acknowledge e-mails or phone calls. Our take has always been that they could at least pretend to be interested in the problems of the citizens. Similarly, if the Florence BOE president can't at least pretend to be an advocate for the system's teachers, maybe it's time for him to retire.
Speaking from my own personal experience (30+ years as an educator), too many BOE members see their membership as a 'Hey! Look at me!' achievement in their own personal success story, rather than an opportunity to actually make a difference in their community.
ReplyDeleteLadies and gentlemen of the jury (and JH1961) as a prime example to back up your statement of BOE members who used the position to further their own personal and especially POLITICAL careers locally I give you.... current FLORENCE city council member and mayoral candidate...........BILL GRIFFIN! Who seemingly never saw a promotion gimmick he didn't like.
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