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Greeson: Blaming the messenger will never excuse school board mistakes

I do not know Dr. Kirk Kelly, the new interim superintendent of the Hamilton County Schools system.

By all accounts, he is a fine fellow.

My dad is also a fine fellow – one I admire greatly and respect without end – but I do not want him running our school system, arguably the biggest and most broken professional group in our county.

photo Jay Greeson

Still, the politics of last Thursday left Dr. Kelly sailing the ship. My problem, as stated in Saturday’s column, is with the process, not the person.

Why, after a history of bad test scores and poor crisis management from the previous administration, did five members of the school board think promoting from within was the wisest plan?