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We still have reservations on how Robert Eastham was selected as a member of the Rappahannock School Board. We question still the legality of his appointment, both under Virginia’s conflict of interest law and the state's freedom of information act. We abhor the apparent backroom deal that placed him on the board.
At the same time, we’re impressed with Eastham’s performance in his first night on the School Board.
In submitting his resolution limiting board meetings—except when extraordinary circumstances warrant a special meeting—to the 12 set by law, Eastham put brakes to the proliferation of sessions called over the past year.
When meetings are scheduled at a moment’s notice, it’s difficult for interested citizens— be they taxpayers, parents or the press—to arrange to attend. Therefore, logistics effectively turn these supposedly open sessions into private get-togethers away from the public’s scrutiny.
We also agree with Eastham that it’s ridiculous to pay a Superintendent to carry out School Board policy and then do the job for him. If policy is clear. Dr. William Bloomer shouldn ’t have to ask the board’s permission to approve use of school facilities, okay class field trips or other relatively trivial matters.
We hope Eastham s unanimously accepted resolution achieves the ends he intends.
Eastham’s interest in the Title I program and his desire for information deserve recognition. Too often in the past, special programs mandated by the federal and state governments have
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