UPDATE (8/17/26): Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Monday suspending all seven eligible members of the Dublin City Board of Education following the State Board of Education’s unanimous recommendation last week. The suspensions are with pay under state law. The suspended members are Amanda Smith, John Bell, Jeff Davis, Joanna Glover, Peggy Johnson, James Lanier and Kenny Walters. Monday night’s scheduled board meeting has been canceled. Kemp also created a five-member committee to nominate temporary replacement board members. The committee includes State Board of Education member Matt Donaldson, who will serve as chairman; state Sen. Larry Walker; state Rep. Matt Hatchett; former Dublin Mayor Phil Best and Dublin community member Edwin May. The order does not appoint the temporary replacements. The committee will recommend candidates to Kemp, who will make the appointments. Under state law, suspended members can petition Kemp for reinstatement no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days after their suspension. If a member does not petition within that period, the suspension becomes a permanent removal and the temporary replacement becomes a permanent member. UPDATE (8/12/26): The Georgia State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that Gov. Brian Kemp suspend all eligible members of the Dublin City Board of Education with pay. The vote followed an hours-long hearing and an executive session. The district’s “Accredited Under Conditions”…
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