Thursday, September 15, 2011

Board walkout symptom of functional breakdown

The Maryland State Board of Education should step in to resolve the impasse on the county school board before the latter body ceases to function altogether.

A certain degree of tension on any elected body is to be expected, even desired. However, the animosity between Allen Dyer and some of his fellow board members has become personal and counterproductive.

Last week, the conflict took the board to a new level of dysfunction as chairwoman Janet Siddiqui abruptly suspended its Sept. 8 meeting as Dyer raised objections to the imminent approval of a contract with a legal firm, citing what he said is a potential conflict of interest.

Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com

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