Elected St. Louis school board vows to continue fight

The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS | The elected city school board has vowed not to acquiesce to state intervention that last month handed control of the district to an appointed board.

The elected board Tuesday night acknowledged that Superintendent Diana Bourisaw is no longer accountable to them and demanded that the chief executive officer of the new board, Rick Sullivan, answer questions about the short- and long-term future of the district, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Board member William Purdy referred to the CEO as an “emperor” and “czar.”

And board member Donna Jones thundered “hell no” to Vice President David Jackson’s proposal that the board “cease and desist” until a judge acts on its challenge to permanently dismantle the intervention and appointed board.

“I’d like to say no way,” Jones said. “We’re not giving up the ship. We’re not giving up anything.”

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This is a scary story because it is never good when a state takes over a school district. It's great to see the local school board still fighting back.

I'm tired of the right wing taking over and disparaging everything the people try to do. Remember, it's our public services they're talking about. When they say government worker, say "person." When they say taxes, say "public." When they say social programs, say "schools."

This is so sad because there really are problems in the St Louis School District. But the state takeover isn't going to solve those problems.