Good news
Ken Odor
Jul 01, 2008

Last week brought some good news for Hanover.

After a pretty decent tempest in a teapot over who to appoint as Ashland representative to the Hanover County School Board, supervisors did the sensible thing, re-appointing Sue Forbes Watson to another term.

The groundswell of support that erupted when word went out that Watson might be passed over for another candidate evidently proved sufficient to convince Ashland supervisor Ed Via and the other supervisors that no change was needed.

It was the right thing to do.

Still, some questions remain unanswered.

Did the episode show the strength of the appointed school board process, or its weaknesses?

Should the county let its citizens elect school board members, as most Virginia localities do?

That option always remains open for future consideration.

(0) Comments • Email This Article