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Howard County School Board to State: Remove Dyer
The Howard County School Board has sent its official request to have Allen Dyer removed.
The Howard County School Board has officially requested that the State Board of Education remove board member Allen Dyer from his seat on the board.
A letter dated June 24, and signed by Chairperson Janet Siddiqui states: "As the resolution (see attached) adopted by the Board of Education states, Mr. Dyer has engaged in a pattern of behavior that the board believes constitutes misconduct in office."
Among the specific allegations:
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- Surreptitiously taping both private and public discussions at a board retreat intended to build trust, improve communications and reset fractured relationships and then posting it on the Internet
- Releasing a memorandum containing advice of the board's general counsel despite the refusal of the Board of Education to waive attorney-client privilege
- Using altered Board of Education stationery to order staff to take actions in contravention of decisions made by the Board of Education
The text of the letter to the State Department of Education is available with this article.
According to the Maryland Code, Dyer has 10 days to request a hearing, which he has said he intends to do.
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