Carney cabinet exodus continues with Bunting leaving Education

Betsy PriceEducation, Headlines

    Delaware Secretary of Education Susan Bunting will leave her post in December, capping a career of nearly five decades in public education in the First State. Her successor has not been chose, Gov. John Carney said in a Wednesday press release announcing her departure. Bunting became the secretary of education in 2017. She had spent the previous four …

DOJ says Indian River violated freedom of information rules

Charlie MegginsonEducation, Headlines

Indian River High School     Indian River School District violated Delawareā€™s open records law during an August meeting when it held two votes about the Governorā€™s school mask mandate. The first vote was to express a lack of confidence in Gov. John Carney, his staff and the Delaware Department of Public Health. The motion passed the board nine to …

Indian River votes ā€˜no confidenceā€™ in mask mandate, to petition for change

Charlie MegginsonEducation, Government, Headlines

Gov. John Carneyā€™s order that school kids must wear masks continues to gather complaints. Photo by Bree Stonebraker. Indian River School District on Monday voted ā€œno confidenceā€ in the governorā€™s school mask mandate and agreed to submit a petition urging the order to be reconsidered or revised.Ā  The Sussex County meeting, held outside on the football field to avoid the …