What looked like a done deal is now anything but.
Verletta White denied the job as Baltimore County's Public School Superintendent by the State Superintendent.
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White has been the Interim Superintendent since 2016.
Two weeks ago, the Baltimore County Board of Education decided she would be the permanent superintendent.
That’s changed again leaving parents like Krystal Miller to wonder who will guide their schools.
“We all have a past that doesn’t mean that that’s who we are now,” said Miller.
Miller graduated with White and despite the findings, she said White is the best person for the job.
“I think they just really need someone to care about the kids and their education,” said Miller. “Make sure that our children are getting and receiving a better education than a lot of the other counties out here.”
Gail Fielder, who lives in Pikesville, said no one's perfect but you want someone with a clean record holding that position.
“Everybody’s got something in their past,” said Fielder. “You do want people to be upstanding in the community when you’re dealing with children and people being around kids or handling money. You want them to be upright, you want them to be an upright citizen.”
The State's Superintendent released a statement saying she's concerned about the ethics review panel's findings on White.
The panel found she had failed to disclose outside income she earned from consulting work, and she used the prestige of her office in ways that violated ethics law.
Governor Larry Hogan pointing to the previous superintendent Dallas Dance who is now in jail as an example of why more accountability is needed.
“Her (The State Superintendent) concerns were that the investigation hasn’t been completed and that they ought to make sure the investigation is complete before they give someone a permanent job. It seems like a good decision.”
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz, who is running for Governor, supports White and said Hogan made this call as a political move.
“He needs to stop politicizing education and really stay in his lane,” said Kamenetz. “It’s disruptive to our school system, the kids the parents and the teachers.”
The Baltimore County School Board meets next Tuesday.
It could decide to give White another term as Interim Superintendent or appoint someone else based on the State Superintendent's recommendation.
