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Rockingham County Schools superintendent could keep his job, reverse firing Dr. Rodney Shotwell filed a lawsuit in Rockingham County Superior Court so a judge can decide if his firing was legal. Author: Miles Moraitis Updated: 12:24 PM EST March 13, 2021 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. Dr. Rodney Shotwell of Rockingham County Schools could keep his job as superintendent. The Board voted to fire him back in December 2020. Dr. Shotwell took that decision to court on Wednesday, just two days before his scheduled final day on the job. Shotwell filed a complaint and a temporary restraining order. The presiding Superior Court judge ruled in favor of the restraining order, stating the Rockingham County Schools Board of Education cannot officially end Shotwell s contract until the Court makes further orders. The judge also stated Shotwell is likely to succeed on the merits of his claims . ....
Susie C. Spear EDEN â Hundreds of Rockingham County residents are piercing their lawns with signs that read Bring Back Dr. S Â â a show of support for recently ousted Rockingham County Schools Superintendent Rodney Shotwell. And a grassroots coalition of parents, teachers and members of the local NAACP chapter and county Democratic Party have launched a movement with protests and a 1,500-signature petition calling for the longtime district head s reinstatement. The students are shocked. The parents are outraged. The teachers are stunned and their morale has dropped, said Mary ED Ryan, a mother of a 16-year-old Rockingham Early College High School student who spoke at a Wednesday demonstration in Reidsville in support of Shotwell. ....
WENTWORTH â The Rockingham County Board of Education voted 4-3 after a closed session Monday night to fire Rodney Shotwell, longtime superintendent for the 25-school district and a former North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. By Wednesday night, nearly 1,000 Rockingham County parents and community members had signed an online petition calling for Shotwell s reinstatement. And leaders of the county s NAACP announced a Friday press conference at which they are expected to denounce the board s discharge of Shotwell. The board gave Shotwell, who has overseen the district s $130 million budget and piloted a hybrid system through the pandemic, 90 days notice, but no reason for his dismissal during the open session of Monday night s meeting, a video recording of the meeting showed. ....
I ve given Rockingham County Schools love and dedication | Fired Triad superintendent reflects after school board s decision The Rockingham County Board of Education voted to fire the superintendent after voting to bring students back to the classroom in the spring. Author: Grace Holland Updated: 10:04 AM EST December 17, 2020 ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. A Triad school district is looking for a new leader, and WFMY News 2 spoke to its recently fired superintendent. The Rockingham County Schools Board of Education voted to fire its superintendent, Dr. Rodney Shotwell, at a Monday meeting. For 15 years I ve given Rockingham County Schools love and dedication, Shotwell told WFMY News 2 s Grace Holland Wednesday. ....