In about a day and a half, an online petition has gathered 1500 signatures asking the Dayton Public Schools Board of Education to reconsider the hiring of Dunbar football coach Darran Powell.
On June 20, 2017, The results (3-2) of the Dayton Board of Education’s vote on Line Item 91 were:YES-Walker, Roundtree, McManus Abstain-Lee (Citing Lack of Information) NO-Taylor, Lacey ABSENT-Baguirov
The Dunbar community would like for the Dayton Board of Education to consider re-voting on Line Item 91 (Darran Powell for Dunbar’s Head Football Coach); motioned on June 20, 2017.
1)The season is fast approaching (5 ½ weeks) and the program will not adapt to leadership change within a short amount of time.
2) Leadership change will cause a chaotic mass exodus of student-athletes from the Dayton Public School system.
3) This is a direct contrast of the desires of the Dunbar family and community.
4) Being that football is an all year endeavor, the non-paid duties of Darran Powell have failed to be considered.
Source: Petition Revote of Line Item 91 [1]
Yes, there are students signing the petition- not just voters, but, I’m going to guess that the 1500 signers, plus about 800 teachers, will be glad to circulate petitions to voters to ask a judge to remove this entire three ring circus, and let Dayton Public Schools get back to education instead of entertainment as the greatest ($h!t) show on earth.
Read some of the comments, I’m sure you’ll realize that when it comes to setting examples for young people, Coach Powell has done more than the Superintendent, or any of the members of this Board of Education.
Is this what you’re trying to do?
“• A board member is guilty of misconduct in office if he or she has willfully and flagrantly exercised authority or power not authorized by law, refused or willfully neglected to enforce the law or to perform any official duty imposed upon him or her by law, or is guilty of gross neglect of duty, gross immorality, drunkenness, misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance.
ADVERTISING
• The petitioner must file a specific accusation of misconduct in office in Common Pleas Court.
• The petition must contain valid signatures from people who live in the school district equal to 15 percent of the total votes cast for governor in the most recent election.
• After the signatures are submitted to the court, a trial must be held within 30 days.
• If the case isn’t dismissed by a judge, hearings proceed. A judge hears the case though the board member may ask for a jury trial.”
The DPS board thinks they alone can act to remove each other. From their own DPS Board Member handbook, “REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
Ohio Revised Code 3.07 – 3.10, specifies reasons for which a member
can be removed from office. These reasons include, but are not limited
to, insufficient reasons for missing Board meetings for 90 days, willfully
or flagrantly exercising authority or power not authorized by law, being
found guilty of gross neglect of duty, gross immorality, drunkenness,
misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance.
In order to remove a member from office, no less
than a majority of the Board (four members) must
file a complaint with the Board of Education of the
sponsoring school district. That Board will then
conduct a hearing to determine whether removal is warranted.” (Page 36)
Diane, I was going to get the 4,500+ signatures to remove the entire board.
However, the board is guilty of enough shenanigans that there may be grounds for other actions- quo warranto, etc.
An injunction may be filed today by another party seeking to block tonights meeting. Which is now on board docs.
“Special Meeting
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
This is a meeting previously unscheduled by the Board of Education.
DETAILS:
Dayton Public Schools
Administration Building – Room 6S-116
115 S. Ludlow St.
Dayton, OH 45402”
Time is 5:30- but you have to open the agenda to see it.