In the beginning, Mayor Riley recruited Toya Hampton-Green, a District 20 resident, to run for a downtown seat on the Charleston County School Board of Trustees. She appeared such a promising candidate--a young mother with an interest in her local community and a law degree. However, as Green leaves the Board six years later, only the most ardent supporters of Superintendent McGinley mourn her going.
The most that Green ever accomplished on the CCSD Board was to get her children into Buist, a perk for Board members that mysteriously appears by lottery . Green made it crystal clear to her constituents downtown that she didn't represent them! District 20 was left without its voice on the Board. Seemingly, Green represented Green.
That the S.C. School Boards Association should hire Green as "director of policy and legal services" says more about the deficiencies of that organization than it does about Green's qualifications.
The P & C noted that she "often ended up in the same corner as [McGinley]." That statement is false. Green never voted against any proposal from administration. Her mantra appeared to be "how high should I jump?"
Such slavish bootlicking will not be missed.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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To say she was cold toward her constituents is putting it mildly. She could just as easily offer up a blizzard of ice in the direction of anyone who raised a question in the direction of the superintendent.
Toya Hampton Green will not be missed. She was one of the polarizing elements on the board. As with her mentor, the superintendent, bridge building was never one of her strong points.
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