Guilford County Board of Education meetings are known around here as a surefire cure for insomnia. But evidently board member Paul Daniels got a bit testy following a motion by chairman Alan Duncan to fund cost overruns for renovated Ragsdale High School:
Pounding on the dais, Daniels said he was “sandbagged” by Duncan and interim Chief Operations Officer Andy LaRowe and even made a motion to go into closed session to discuss LaRowe. No one seconded the motion.
“OK, folks, don’t come to me when you get sandbagged by staff,” Daniels said after his motion failed.
What’s funny is Daniels was chastised by none other than fellow board member Deena Hayes, who has very questionable ties to the proposed downtown luxury hotel. Hayes told Daniels “we have a character education initiative here and we have a responsibility to model those characteristics.” If she says so.
At any rate, it’s good to see a little emotion from a school board member. If Ed Price replaces Garth Hebert on the board come November, we should see a little more emotion.
