Controversy boiled over before Tuesday night's Columbus City Schools Board of Education meeting.It stems from a document leaked earlier in the day that's titled "Taking Control of the Task Force Narrative." The task force it refers to is tasked with making recommendations to the Board about which schools to close or merge. The Board is expected to vote on which recommendations to follow through with in June.
"It was a collaboration," said Simmons. "There’s been input from many, many different people and ideas from many, many folks." Members of The Columbus Education Justice Coalition and Columbus Education Association are calling on Simmons to resign. Simmons made it clear that he's not leaving his seat at the table.
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