McDaniel won't step down from BESE
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Defying Gov. Bobby Jindal, a member of the state’s top school board said Saturday she plans to stay on the panel.
“I will continue to serve,” said Tammie McDaniel, of Oak Ridge, a member of the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Jindal’s office earlier this month asked McDaniel to resign her position. She is one of three Jindal appointees on the panel, which sets policies for about 650,000 public school students statewide.
McDaniel said in a telephone interview that she met with Jindal in recent days, but she declined to discuss their conversation.
“I am committed to improving educational opportunities for our children and I believe I can work effectively to accomplish this goal,” McDaniel said in a prepared statement.
Jindal acknowledged earlier this week that, despite his request, McDaniel could stay on the board if that is what she decides.
The state Constitution says the terms of board members run concurrently with the governor who named them, which means she could serve another 30 months.
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