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Supervisor chairman E.P. Luke delivered a tongue lashing to the school board on Thursday regarding its failure to uphold the Virginia Code. Specifically. he criticized statements from a board member who has repeatedly demanded to see a judge’s order on the table before complying with state law. Noting that all appointed and elected officials take an oath to uphold the Virginia Constitution, Luke’s advice was abide by the law or resign.
Hurrah! It’s about time that the county fathers did something to discourage the blatantly anti-education attitudes displayed at times in the past by certain members of the board. It’s about time that someone called a halt to the school board's five-year foot dragging on capital outlay.
It’s just a little surprising to hear these sentiments expressed by the chairman of the supervisors. Luke has given us a classic example of the old "do as I say and not as I do” attitude. It’s the supervisor pot calling the school board kettle black.
According to state law, the county has to provide a building inspector. It’s not a new regulation and in fact has been on the books for almost a decade. Does Rappahannock, whose supervisors have taken the same oath to uphold state law, as the school board members have an inspector? No. And it doesn’t look like we’ll get one any time in the foreseeable future unless the state cracks the whip. The Winchester firm that previously offered to staff a building inspection program here has withdrawn its bid after making several futile trips to the court house—at the board's request—to discuss the contract. Asked what the board plans to do. Luke’s reply was, nothing.
Then there’s the matter of State Fire Code violations. In November, 1977, the supervisors were informed that the court house must have a second outdoor exit from the upstairs court room in order to comply with Virginia fire regulations. This isn’t an arbitrary ride. It's a matter of safety since the only exist now lies directly over the furnace room, the most likely spot for a fire to break out in the building. And after three years, do we have a fire escape? No.
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