[Louisiana Solicitor General Elizabeth] Murrill, who works for the state Attorney General's Office, said the board's decision was a "travesty." "They ignored their own policy," she said. "They just don't seem to learn." Tempers flare in testy, hours-long Jefferson School Board hearing for student in BB gun flap Nearly six hours into a tumultuous, first-of-its-kind appeal hearing before the Jefferson Parish School Board Friday regarding the suspension of a Harvey fourth-grader, the boy’s father stormed out of the proceeding, calling the board “shameful.” Nyron Harrison, the father of 9-year-old Ka’Mauri Harrison, grew frustrated after the board rejected a request by his attorney to call Louisiana Solicitor General Elizabeth Murrill to testify on his son’s behalf. School Board member Mark Morgan, who was running the meeting, objected and with no opposition from other members, refused to let Murrill take the stand. “Y’all shameful,” Harrison said loudly, before gathering up ... Continue reading... https://www.nola.com/news/education/article_6fc8d660-3681-11eb-af9d-0b6be993cb95.html | Find in Internet Archives | [google]Tempers flare in testy, hours-long Jefferson School Board hearing for student in BB gun flap[/google]
