JACKSON — The Jackson City Council restored a quorum to the Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees on Wednesday, unanimously confirming four new members who are charged with leading the district through a difficult stage in its history.
In the midst of transitioning the school district into a third option rather than a state takeover, the previous four-member board willingly resigned their seats, placing Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba back at square one for composing a school board.
The council confirmed four of Lumumba’s nominees this week, including Letitia Simmons-Johnson, his only previous nomination who was forced to resign with the rest of the school board. The other unanimously confirmed board members are Ed Sivak, Barbara Hilliard and Jeanne Hairston. Johnson’s confirmation hearing was brief compared to other members because the council had already confirmed her once for the board this year…