Board Should Demand Answers

I believe that Mr. Manning's Motion on August 16 did not allow the superintendent to start a lawsuit. The board authorized seeking the "best option and legal strategy to address Appropriations Budget Proviso 1.108, including consulting with Richland County Council with regards [sic] to protecting the health, safety and well-being of our students and employees".

That was on a Monday. On the following Friday a lawsuit was filed on behalf of Richland 2 in the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Questions that should be addressed to Supt. Davis in public on September 14, 2021:

Did you confer with the attorney for the school district, Kathryn Mahoney?

What was her advice re "best option and legal strategy"?

How did you select Carl Solomon?

How did you select Skyler Hutto?

How did you decide to include an Orangeburg parent in the lawsuit? 

How did you "vet" that parent?

How did you get the board's approval to start a lawsuit?

How did you decide on the parameters for the lawsuit without board input?

Do you understand that it is the board's prerogative, not yours, to initiate a lawsuit in the name of the District?