Georgia’s largest school district recently swore in a new superintendent.
The Gwinnett County Public Schools recently bid farewell to Alvin Wilbanks, who led the district for 25 years, and has been credited for a lot of its success. His departure was controversial; the board decided to usher in new superintendent Calvin Watts — a year before Wilbanks’ contract ended.
That decision added to existing tensions on the school board and in the community over a range of issues. Most recently, Watts led the Kent school district near Seattle. Before that, he was a Gwinnett administrator for 13 years.
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