DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Former DeKalb County School Board member Dr. Joyce Morley says the board made the right call in accepting Superintendent Dr. Devon Horton’s resignation but argues it should have taken effect immediately.

Morley was the sole opponent to the board's hiring of Horton.

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"It was a good decision," Morley said. "In all actuality… he should have never been hired."

Morley, who served 12 years on the board, said the district rushed Horton’s hiring instead of keeping interim superintendent Dr. Vassant Tinsley in place. "We had someone in place who was moving us and doing what needed to be done," she said. "Sometimes we begin to act out of our hearts and our emotions instead of being objective and looking at what’s best for the children."

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