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Article: Bill targets misconduct by school board members, Proposal would punish officials for exceeding authority
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- February 22, 2003
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School board members could end up behind bars for wrongful conduct
under a bill being considered by lawmakers.
The bill, which has already passed the House Education Committee
and has been sent to the Judiciary Committee, would impose a fine of
up to $1,000 and 30 days of jail time for county school board members
who act outside the scope of their authority.
"We need to rein in some of these renegade board members and make
them realize they're part of a board," said Delegate David Perry, D-
Fayette, the lead sponsor of the bill. "They can't be out acting on
their own and making deals."
Perry, a middle school principal in Fayette County, said there
have been a handful of cases across the ...