Parma School Board debates vacating board member over her military deployment

PARMA, Ohio (WJW) — The deployment of school board member Ashley McTaggart, an Air Force veteran and active reservist, was the focus of a board meeting on Thursday with her counterparts trying to determine if she can legally attend the board meetings virtually or if her position on the board can be declared vacant.

During a special meeting on Thursday, McTaggart was already travelling in preparation for a deployment, details of which she is not entitled to share for operational security.

During the meeting, at which members of the public were not entitled to comment, board members consulted with their legal counsel to discuss whether or not any board member who could not make meetings was able to attend virtually…

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