Gwinnett School Board Searching For A New Superintendent

The Gwinnett County school board voted 3-2 on Thursday to terminate Alvin Wilbanks, shown in 2012, on July 31 nearly a year before his contract was scheduled to end.

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Georgia’s largest school district is firing its superintendent of 25 years after a new majority took over the school board.

The Gwinnett County school board voted 3-2 on Thursday to terminate Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks on July 31, nearly a year before Wilbanks’ contract was scheduled to end.

The 78-year-old Wilbanks had already signaled that he didn’t expect to serve past June 2022.