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Atkinson fights in court
Submitted by janestancill on 2009-07-15 10:15
State Superintendent June Atkinson brought her fight to run the public schools to court today.
Her lawyer, former state Supreme Court justice Bob Orr, argued that the State Board of Education had improperly stripped Atkinson of her duties, reports Lynn Bonner.
"All Dr. Atkinson wants is to perform the job, the duties and responsibilities that 2 million North Carolinians elected her to do," Orr said.
Though Atkinson was elected by voters to hold the position of superintendent, she has not assumed more than a superficial role. She has not actually run the Department of Public Instruction. During her first term, J.B. Buxton came out of Former Gov. Mike Easley's office to manage the education agency.
Then Gov. Beverly Perdue bypassed Atkinson and chose William Harrison to both run the DPI and lead the State Board of Education as chairman.
In April, Atkinson filed suit against Perdue and the state board.
The state is to begin arguments shortly.
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