The Monroe City School Board has cut back on the number of meetings it holds each month and its seven committees rarely meet; one hasn’t been appointed in four years. Despite its extremely relaxed meeting schedule this year, each…
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Residents file suit, asks court to void MLK site choice
East Parkview residents filed suit Tuesday to void board decisions about the location of the new MLK school on grounds that the board violated the Open Meetings law by using a procedure for public comment that attempts to sidestep the…
Cooper says new board members blindsided by MLK vote, upset
Betty Cooper, city school board member from District 5, forwarded a public response to the city school board’s decision to build a new MLK in a flood zone, whose contract provided for no black or women subcontractors. She accused the…
Board approves new MLK in flood zone, with no black sub-contractors
Predominately Black Board grants $14.75 contract for new MLK to firm that will not use black or women subcontractors East Parkview residents are not happy with the city school board’s decision to build a new MLK middle school in an…
School Board with Black super majority to take over
The Monroe City School board will have a black super-majority when the new board takes office in January, with that majority comes mandate to improve the performance of all of its schools, especially its failing Southside Schools. In elections last…
Board members admit they never consult parents about major decisions
Four members of the Monroe City School Board revealed that they never consulted their constituents before they made major decisions during the last four years. The revelations came at a candidate’s forum sponsored by the Carroll Alumni Association at the…
Residents beg school board not to build new MLK in flood prone neighborhood!
Residents plead with school board members to reconsider the location of proposed new MLK Middle School to prevent flooding, but McFarland says the deal is done; they plead anyway! Whether the residents want it or not, the Monroe City…