Buford settles racial lawsuit over former school superintendent Residents turned out for the Buford Board of Education meeting Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, to express frustration over the handling of former superintendent Geye Hamby s resignation amid allegations of a racist rant and a lawsuit alleging discrimination.
A race discrimination lawsuit that sent Buford’s school system into turmoil and prompted the departure of its superintendent has been settled, according to court records.
The case gained notoriety across the U.S. and overseas because it included audio recordings of racist rants said to have been uttered by then-superintendent Geye Hamby. The person identified as Hamby in the lawsuit used bigoted language and spoke openly about wanting to kill Black workers at a construction site.