Well, it is official. After months of parents, community leaders, and educator claims that Fred Morton, Henrico County’s Public School superintendent, has demonstrated gross disregard for the needs of students, parents, educators, and communities of color at large; Henrico’s school board has finally admitted the same.
How does UGOTNERVE know?
See for yourself. On Henrico County Public School’s website, where it states that the new superintendent:
“The school board seeks a dynamic, innovative educational leader with proven success in student achievement. The successful candidate MUST have:
Skills in interacting positively with a large, diverse, urban/suburban and rural community to build trust and to advocate for all students”
It is about time! Yes, they are late in admitting this and trying to address it, but at least the board is trying to correct the ignorant, ill-advised judgement error that they made in January by extending Morton’s contract for another year when the previous school board refused to do so, and they had absolutely no supporting documentation or input from the community to do so.
Winston, Montgomery, Bagby, Marshall, and McBride….you owe Henrico’s children, parents, and educators a public apology. Whether you will be women enough or men enough to own up to your “failure” in putting the politics of your position over the people that gave you your positions has yet to be seen.
One thing is for sure, UGOTNERVE knows that they regret every day that they extended Morton’s contract. The goal is to make them regret it enough that they refuse to sell out to politics, power, and position again when it comes to the lives and welfare of Henrico’s children, especially on the East End.
Until then, UGOTNERVE and those like us will continue to be their conscious and give them a good “butt whoop’in” in public when necessary..that is until they get some sense and realize that THEY are to serve NOT be served.
Hopefully, they will get their heads out of their….well, you know the rest!
