The board voted this week to issue a notice of charges against Juanita Miller, the chair of the school board at the helm of Maryland’s second-largest school system.
“Dr. Miller came in and very quickly demonstrated a disregard for policies and procedures, and very quickly proved to be an impediment to the board functioning properly,” said Edward Burroughs III, a former school board member who represented District 8. “If we would have dealt with this back in February, the system would not have had to suffer for so long.”, citing a toxic environment that stopped members from creating meaningful policy for the school system’s roughly 131,000 children.
When asked if Alsobrooks was considering requesting Miller step down, Gina Ford, her communications director, said in a statement Friday: “We respect the process currently underway with the Maryland State Board of Education, and we will allow that process to reach its conclusion.” Pamela Boozer-Strother, an elected school board member who represents District 3, deferred comment to a former chair of the board, Alvin Thornton. She declined to comment, stating The Post needed to “start the story from scratch.”The county executive has appointed the chair of the school board in recent years. The Maryland General Assembly passed legislation that would allow Prince George’s County school board members to choose their own chair and vice-chair starting in December of this year.
Shayla Adams-Stafford said that if Miller were removed, she was hopeful that the board would either be able to pick its next chair, or the county executive would appoint someone who was a “true unifier.” Miller will receive formal notification of the notice of charges next week. She has the opportunity to request a hearing before a state
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