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Middletown City board re-elects president amid tense governance debate; adopts organizational resolutions
Summary
At the Jan. 12 organizational meeting the board swore in new members, re-elected Chris as board president after contested nominations and debate about governance, elected Anita Schuibert as vice chair, and approved several standing resolutions including bonding, delegation of limited hiring authority, and a new ransomware-payment authorization under state law.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — The Middletown City School District Board of Education swore in newly elected members and held a contentious organizational meeting on Jan. 12 that resurfaced governance tensions and produced several formal actions.
Board leadership and debate: After administering the oath of office to new members, the board opened nominations for president. Member speaker 8 publicly challenged the sitting leadership, saying private meetings with counsel and off-agenda hiring conversations "crosses a red line," and urged fresh leadership to reduce what the speaker described as "distrust" on the board. Supporters of the incumbent…
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