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York County School Board elects Kimberly Goodwin chair, hears AG-office opinion saying chair may not be removed midterm
Summary
At its Jan. 13 organizational meeting the York County School Board elected Kimberly Goodwin chair and Richard (Rick) Richardson vice chair, approved its 2025 organizational resolution and heard a December opinion memo from an attorney at the Virginia Attorney General
Kimberly Goodwin was elected chair of the York County School Board on Jan. 13, 2025, and Richard Richardson was elected vice chair as the board conducted its annual organizational business and adopted Resolution 2501 setting the board—s calendar and organizational procedures for the year.
The reorganizational votes came after the chair read the York County School Division mission statement and after the board received a written memorandum from Amanda McGuire, opinions counsel in the Virginia Attorney General—s Office, responding to a request about whether a school board may remove its chair or vice chair before the one-year term specified in Va. Code § 22.1-76. The memo concluded that a local school board does not have that authority.
Why it matters: The attorney—s-office memo was cited at the meeting as addressing a prior May removal of leadership positions; board members and speakers debated…
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