Winston-Salem Journal reports Winston-Salem-Forsyth County school board member Jeannie Metcalf “abruptly resigned” during Tuesday night’s meeting and left immediately afterward.
Metcalf said “both she and her husband have health issues that require more attention than she expected and felt like the time was right.”
Metcalf served 21 years on the school board, the longest serving member on the board. She was also a conservative Republican on WSFCS’ partisan board “who was not afraid to speak her mind, even when it rankled other board members or the public.”
Metcalf’s resignation comes as WSFCS begins the planning stages for a 2016 bond proposal.
