In an action that surprised most observers, School
Committee Chairman Patricia Woodruff announced her resignation from the School
Committee during tonight’s meeting.
Reading from a prepared statement during the
Chairwoman’s Announcement segment of the meeting, she said; “It appears to me
the politics of the school committee have overtaken the true mission of this
committee. There seems to be a
prevailing opinion of the current majority of the school committee that this
would be cured by my absence. While I do
not share this opinion, I feel it is only fair to our children, who should be
the true focus of our actions, to allow the majority to have their way. I therefore resign from the committee to be
effective at the conclusion of this meeting. I hope that this gesture will
encourage the remaining members to focus on what is important, the youth of
our community.”
