After State Superintendent Ryan Walters canceled a board of education meeting on August 28, members of the board scheduled their own meeting without him.

"I've never seen such a scuffle between the head of an agency, and the board."

That's what Bob Burke had to say, as the attorney currently representing the board members.

"The law says the superintendent can call a meeting, or a majority of the board can call a meeting," Burke said.

Chris van Dehende, Mike Tinney, Ryan Deatherage, and Becky Carson called for a meeting on Wednesday, September 3, at 10:00 am. Those four represent a majority of the board. Burke says the purpose is to hire a new attorney over the members.

"They don't want to scuffle with Superintendent Walters," Burke said. They have, behind the scenes, asked him to set

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