Governor to suspend school board members; committee to recommend replacements
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Gov. Nathan Deal says he will go ahead with the recommendation that he suspend six of the nine members of the DeKalb School Board.
Deal's decision came after an hourlong closed-door meeting with members of the joint DeKalb House and Senate delegations to the Capitol this morning.
The members facing the loss of their seats are Sarah Copelin-Wood, Jesse "Jay" Cunningham, Donna Edler, Nancy Jester, Dr. Pam Speaks and Dr. Eugene Walker.
After the morning meeting, state Sen. Emanuel Jones said the governor seemed to sincerely want the delegation's input.
One of the options discussed was a possible compromise settlement between the state and the school board members.
"We all know that a negotiated settlement is better than one that's forced on the county," said Jones.
The DeKalb School Board is challenging state law 20-2-72(a)(n) that gives the governor the power to remove local elected school board members.
On Sunday, federal judge Richard W. Story issued a court order that prohibits Deal from removing the members before a March 1 hearing in federal court.
The court order did not prevent Deal from announcing his decision today, but he can't implement it until after Friday's federal court hearing.
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