LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ The Arkansas Board of Education has voted to take
control of an eastern Arkansas school district, immediately removing the
district’s superintendent and School Board.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Monday’s unanimous vote followed the
Education Board’s decision to place the Lee County district and Lee County High
School on probation for violating state certification standards that require
upkeep of student records for graduation.
The board overruled an appeal made by Superintendent Elizabeth Johnson and her
employees that the 718-student district not be put on probation.
State Department of Education officials told the board that the district
breached state standards by not maintaining correct, up-to-date transcripts for
its students. Officials also noted the parents and students weren’t given proper
guidance to schedule the course credits that are needed to graduate.
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