A Decision Made Out of Strength

In 2010, the Massillon School Board made newly elected school board member Tom Seesan the Board's president.

This did not sit well with board member Marshall Weinberg.

He had a better candidate in mind for the presidency.

Himself.

"Weinberg, when asked if he'd considered serving as board president, said he had. In fact, he had hoped to be president this year (2010), being the only veteran board member who hadn't yet held the title. The board opted instead to appoint Seesan."

"It is one of the issues that is tearing at the board," Weinberg said. "Unfortunately, because of the issues of legality, I can't discuss it in specifics, but it was not a decision made out of strength. Now, we are all seeing the ramifications" (The Independent, August 12, 2010).

In 2011, The Massillon Board of Education corrected this injustice, and made a decision out of strength.

They appointed Marshall Weinberg school board president.

And in the words of Marshall Weinberg, "we are all seeing the ramifications."

Superintendent Lisa Carmichael fled town for another job. Her disdain for Weinberg being a well known contributory factor to her departure.

Washington High School Principal Mike Babics jumped ship for another job.

The Athletic Director was terminated.

The Boys Basketball Coach was terminated.

No Superintendent.

No Principal.

No Athletic Director.

No Basketball Coach.

Marshall Weinberg's leadership was on display at last night's school board meeting.

Massillon Cable Channel 11 broadcast the replay tonight.

The Massillon Review Staff got together at the Massillon Review corporate headquarters to watch.

And were treated to the most painful two and one half hours of television in recorded history.

Firstly, We Surrender.

We will no longer question Marshall's honorable intentions in conducting a rogue search for superintendent.

"At the end of the day" you were correct ethically, legally, and morally.

PLEASE JUST STOP TALKING ABOUT IT, because "at the end of the day," we can't take any more of your non-stop, never ending, full throated, interminable defense of your actions.

You were right. Just stop talking!

Please.

Secondly, everyone, and we mean everyone, got to have their say at the meeting during public speaks.

Except local parliamentary expert Scott Graber.

The Board meeting included Smith Elementary school 2nd graders singing, Marshall and fellow board member Gary Miller on their soap boxes, and questions from everybody in the audience, except Graber.

And why didn't President Weinberg allow Graber to ask a question?

According to Weinberg it's because, "I get to be president."

Yes, you do.

Which was clearly "a decision made out of strength."