OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Western Heights College Board defied the State Board of Schooling Tuesday once they set a gathering to nominate an interim superintendent once they don’t have the authority to do this anymore.
The battle over Western Heights continues, with this transfer coming simply someday after the State Board of Schooling determined to take full management of the district.
The board stated the choice got here resulting from mismanagement by the varsity’s superintendent Mannix Barnes, whose certification was additionally pulled by the state board not too long ago. It additionally got here after a state audit into the district discovered a litany of points.
The State Division of Schooling known as the motion to nominate an interim superintendent “inappropriate.” In addition they stated the transfer can be invalid in the event that they determined to comply with by means of with it, in what appears to be the unending saga between the district and the state.
“Seeing that from our board is simply proof that they are nonetheless not desirous to adjust to State Division of Schooling’s (sic) resolution,” stated Magaly Rivas, a mum or dad within the district.
The choice by the district has left mother and father with youngsters in it baffled.
“Simply their egocentric disdain for the sentiments of different and what goes on in our district, it isn’t nice. It speaks volumes,” Rivas stated.
“I might actually hope that the varsity board would yield to the State Division of Schooling,” stated Amy Boone, one other mum or dad within the district.
The state overhaul contains full state intervention for one yr with critiques each 90 days. All district actions are additionally topic to the authority of the State Board, and the State Board can be the one to nominate an interim superintendent, which they introduced Tuesday afternoon can be Monty Guthrie.
“They’re getting a little bit style of what they’ve been shelling out to us the previous yr, two years,” Boone stated.
As an alternative, Tuesday Western Heights posted agenda minutes for a particular assembly. One of many solely agenda gadgets was to nominate an interim superintendent.
“They’re desirous to show a degree that they nonetheless need to have management,” Rivas stated.
The state board of training responded with their very own assertion that may be learn in full beneath.
“It’s an inappropriate motion and shall be invalid ought to they try to proceed. It’s an extra demonstration of the Western Heights faculty board president’s disregard for the authority of the Oklahoma State Board of Schooling.”
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“We needed to be heard, we needed our concepts and our opinions and our issues to be validated, they usually have been,” Boone stated.
State Superintendent Pleasure Hofmeister stated in the event that they proceed to fail to conform, legislation enforcement might become involved. Nevertheless, it was made clear that they don’t need that to occur.
KFOR reached out to the Western Heights College District for remark, however we have been referred to an legal professional. We didn’t obtain a name again from the legal professional.
