Raleigh NC – Judge backs education superintendent in lawsuit against Governor

I agree with the Judge because we the people elected the State Superintendent and I do not feel she did anything that warrants the move made by the Governor. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Gov. Beverly Perdue cannot appoint a separate CEO for the public schools aside from the elected state superintendent of education.

Judge Robert Hobgood ruled that the General Assembly and the State Board of Education cannot deprive Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson of the power to oversee public education in North Carolina without a constitutional amendment. (WRAL News)

Raleigh NC – Atkinson sues state, governor

N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson sued Gov. Bev Perdue and the N.C. State Board of Education on Friday looking to restore authority to her position.

After weeks of pondering whether to file a lawsuit, Atkinson said she decided with the help of former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr of the N.C. Institute for Constitutional Law to have a court clarify in her role. (Rocky Mount Telegram)