The lead of this story really tells you all you need to know about the state of Clayton County, Georgia.
The Clayton County Board of Education’s new Ethics Commission waited 52 minutes — after its scheduled starting time — in hopes of holding its first meeting on Thursday. But the gathering was eventually called off because the group couldn’t muster enough members to constitute a quorum.
The Ethics Commission later showed off some more impressive skills they had acquired.
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Rogue, while I agree with your comments, I do not agree with your video link. As a Marine, I was apart of multiple Marine Expeditionary Units where the helicopter (CH-46) you see in the video was the workhorse. I am not sure exactly what crash that was, but in all likelihood there were multiple deaths (crew & troops) as a result of the aircraft rolling into the ocean. I just don’t think the possible death of multiple Marines attempting one of the most difficult maneuvers in aviation should be compared with the continued incompetence of a local school board.
wcwhite:
Fair point, but I know for a fact that there were no fatalities or serious injuries (other than a broken leg if you can believe it) from that incident. I searched for a while to find one online that fit the bill and even rejected a B-52 crash where one E-3 was not killed but was severely burned.
[UPDATE] Additional information suggests that I was NOT correct that it was fatality free. Indeed, it appears that seven Recon Marines died in the training exercise. Updating link to something more innocuous (and THANK YOU for pointing it out)!
Thanks for looking into it and making the change Rogue. Much Appreciated.
Not surprised in the slightest since the school board has involvement in constituting an ethics board.
There are plenty of parents, businessmen, and residents who want to hold this rogue (pardon the pun) school board accountable–use them as they actually care what happens to the children.
I’d like to see a new board really have teeth in that a representative be there at all meetings, have access to anything at any time, and report back any violations to be punished swiftly and harshly.
As for this version of the ethics board, add this rule: No show-No seat.
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