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Board counsel says board cannot remove elected member; public commenter demands removal and cites legal grounds
Summary
Board attorney (Mister Keith) told the board it had no statutory authority to remove a duly elected member and explained legal thresholds for personnel terminations; a public commenter, Britney Sherman, later urged immediate removal of a board member and referenced alleged violations and legal grounds.
DeSoto County School Board meeting, Oct. 16 — In a lengthy legal update, the board's attorney clarified the legal limits on board authority to remove elected members and on personnel actions. Later in the meeting a public commenter urged immediate removal of a board member and cited alleged legal grounds.
Board attorney Mister Keith told the board he had received numerous emails and said he was responding publicly to two recurring questions. On the first he said, "this board has…
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