Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 3, 1993 TAG: 9311030294 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: A-6 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: ROBERT FREIS and STEPHEN FOSTER DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Yes 13,656 (73 percent)
No 4,992 (27 percent)
Lynn Linkous, organizer of the effort to change Montgomery County's system of choosing School Board members, was pleased but not surprised by Tuesday's vote.
"Overall, we're not being well represented by our School Board right now," she said.
Earlier this year, the Montgomery School Board refused to change its secular designation of holidays as winter and spring break to Christmas and Easter holidays.
That decision angered some county residents and fueled dissent that translated into votes for changing from an appointed to an elected School Board.
Linkous maintained the issue went beyond religious holidays. "It's all about power," she said, adding that many county residents felt local schools were unresponsive.
"It's still a long road ahead of us," Linkous said. "This vote isn't the solution to all our problems. But it is a step in the right direction."
Robert Goncz, vice chairman of the School Board, said Tuesday night, "It was a given."
Even with opponents' concerns that the board would become increasingly political, "eventually, good people who want to serve, will serve," he said.
Montgomery County voters must wait until 1995 to elect School Board members.
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