In the space of a few hours, Hancock County residents went from being proud of our school system and the improved test schools students were exhibiting to shameful disbelief ten days ago. West Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty took our school administration and Board of Education to task in a way I can only describe as brutal. As Hardesty rolled out the malfeasance and maladministration of the top administrators and Board of Education, I believe a sick feeling came over the entire county. “This can’t be,” I thought. “How did this happen to Hancock County. We’ve always had a school system of which we were proud.”
Not anymore. But, it’s important that we not lose sight of the excellent education provided by our educators and the achievements of our students. Our pride and support needs to continue to rest with them.
