Here's our side of the story, JCC supervisors tell school board members

Good morning! County supervisors invited only the county members of the school board to an unprecendented closed door meeting Tuesday night; they say the city is stalling on an agreement.

Clockwise from left: James City County Supervisors Jim Icenhour, Michael Hipple (standing), John McGlennon, Ruth Larson, Barbara Null, county school board members Randy Riffle, Daniel Cavazos, Sarah Ortego, Superintendent Daniel Keever (Williamsburg Watch photo)

James City County supervisors met in a rare special session with only the county members of the joint Williamsburg-James City County school board Tuesday night, giving their side of the two-year-old standoff with the city on a school agreement.

The unusual nature of the meeting, which left out the two school board members appointed by Williamsburg, caused some discomfort for School Board Chair Sarah G. Ortego.

“This is something that this school board – that the five of us – have never done before,” she said before the two boards closed the doors to the meeting room. “We are also members of the seven-member school board, we are here to listen and to have a conversation, but we won’t be making any decisions on any agreements.”

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