June Atkinson is airing her displeasure.
In a congratulatory statement to new State Board of Education chairman Bill Harrison, the schools superintendent again repeated her belief that he is treading on her turf.
"I believe this action violates the Constitution of North Carolina and usurps the will of the voters who granted me the privilege to serve as State Superintendent of Public Instruction," she said in a statement.
She went on to repeat her belief that the legislature should resolve the tug-of-war between the positions of governor and superintendent on education, adding that it may end up being resolved in court.
"I will not abdicate my constitutional and statutory responsibilities," she said.
After the jump, the full statement.
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I congratulate Dr. Bill Harrison for being elected as chair of the State Board of Education.
The State Board of Education also approved the establishment of a chief executive officer position with the authority to manage the day-to-day operations of the Department of Public Instruction and appointed Dr. Harrison to serve in that role. I believe this action violates the Constitution of North Carolina and usurps the will of the voters who granted me the privilege to serve as State Superintendent of Public Instruction. I do not believe that the governance issue will be resolved until it is challenged in the judicial system or the Constitution is changed. I will not abdicate my constitutional and statutory responsibilities.
I remain committed to the 2.2 million voters who elected me and to the children and educators in this state.
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Renaissanse 2010 plan ? Not a fan ! From Public investment to a private good,answerable not to the demands and values of a democratic society but to the imperatives of the market place. David Labaree rightly argues,public schools have been under attack in the last decade.Read Manufactured Crisis ! Right wing efforts to disinvest and govern them with corporate interests. No doubt,we need to stick with the Constitutional Basis Article 1 Section 6. Don't think we aren't watching those philanthropy educational tax credits like a hawk on a mouse too ! "Shake,Rattle and Roll !" Get your hands off the Children's American Apple pie and our future ! Every generation has a responsibility to the next to believe in !