Youngstown school board division apparent in vote to unseat president

YOUNGSTOWN

The lines have been drawn on the city school board – with three members often on one side and the majority on the other.

The latest episode occurred at this week’s regular board meeting.

Dario Hunter, who was elected as a write-in candidate last November, made a motion to censure Brenda Kimble, school board president, “for engaging in actions outside of her authority as board president, exceeding the bounds of ethics as a public servant, withholding vital information from board members and the general public and suppressing the necessary agenda of the school district, including but not limited to publicly addressing the state of affairs at East High School.”

Hunter also requested Kimble resign as board president.

Jackie Adair, board member, seconded Hunter’s motion and Hunter, Adair and Corrine Sanderson, who also was elected last November, supporting the motion.

Kimble, who didn’t resign her presidency, and board members Michael Murphy, Jerome Williams and Ronald Shadd voted against it.

“It doesn’t surprise me,” Kimble said Wednesday. “Since Mr. Hunter and Jackie Adair have been on the board together – and Ms. Sanderson some of the time – they’ve done nothing to move the district forward.”

She referred to Hunter and Adair voting no or abstaining from votes to approve meeting agendas and minutes. Both Hunter and Adair have previously said they want more detail of what occurs at meetings recorded in minutes.

Murphy said he didn’t like the way Hunter went about making the motion and he didn’t agree with it.

Read more about the situation in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.