Roemer, White, and BESE Majority Positioning to Sue Jindal
On July 01, 2014, I attended the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Special Board Meeting initiated by three members: Lottie Beebe, Carolyn Hill, and Jane Smith.
These three members wanted a primary focus of the meeting to include discussion of a plan for Louisiana’s school districts for the 2014-15 school year given Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s June 18, 2014, decision to– among other issues– suspend Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) purchase of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments. (To read the backstory, click here, and here, and here, and here.)
It was clear from the adopted BESE meeting agenda that BESE President Chas Roemer and sidekick State Superintendent John White were “exploring the option” to file suit against the governor:
Items for Consideration1. Consideration of an update report regarding Executive Order
No. BJ 2014-6, Executive Order No. BJ 2014-7, and related
implementation2. Consideration of the potential retention of special legal
counsel regarding Executive Order No. BJ 2014-6, Executive
Order No. BJ 2014-7, and related implementation3. Consideration of an Executive Session to consult with counsel
regarding Executive Order No. BJ 2014-6, Executive Order
No. BJ 2014-7, related implementation, and potential retention
of special legal counsel
While no item specifically mentioned the “Plan B” agenda item requested by Beebe, Hill, and Smith, Roemer allowed broad discussion for item one. Beebe openly Roemer, White, and BESE Majority Positioning to Sue Jindal | deutsch29: