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Parents and employees urge answers on hiring practices, transparency and merger impacts at Catawba County Board meeting
Summary
Public commenters raised allegations about district hiring of people with criminal histories, accused the district of open-meetings violations, and asked how a possible district merger would affect low-income students and staff; the board did not provide on-the-record rebuttals during public comment.
Several members of the public used the Oct. 27 Catawba County Board of Education meeting to press the district for answers on hiring practices, transparency and a possible consolidation of local districts.
Trevor Pittman, who identified himself as a Rutherford resident and bail bonds business owner, alleged that a Catawba County Schools employee has a criminal history that includes felony-level matters and said state statute prohibits employment in such circumstances. Pittman told the board he would provide the individual's…
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