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At this point, a small group of ladies in the Flint Hill area determined that the writer would not be seated on the School Board, charging irregularity of appointment, conflict of interest, etc. Searching for a constitutional officer who would get an opinion from Virginia Attorney General Marshall Coleman, these ladies drew a total rebuff from George Davis, our Commonwealth’s Attorney. Turning then to our delegate, George Beard of Culpeper, they got their opinion all right, but it was negative for them. (The only “irregularity” in my appointment was the unexpected unseating of their friend on the Board and my seating in his place).
Later Mr. Eldred’s appointment and mine were challenged under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and the Trustee Electoral Board was forced to go through the appointment procedure again in our cases. It did, with a vengeance; it nailed us to our seats this time, beyond challenge, until our terms expired.
These were distractions and only that. For between my appointment and my very first vote on the School Board, there was absolutely no way the “distractors” could judge me as a Board member. But they soon found out what they did not yet know, as did my fellow Board members!
Regarding senior professional personnel decisions, I had heard a
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