By Adam Pagnucco.

Early reaction to the resignation of MCPS Superintendent Monifa McKnight has begun to pour in.  Much of the first batch of official quotes has already been summarized by MoCo360.  But the following two reactions make for quite a contrast.

First, after departing the closed session in which they apparently approved the terms of McKnight’s resignation, school board members were caught on camera fleeing from the media.  Check out the tweet and video provided by DC News Now reporter Randi Bass.

This is the same board that promised a transparent process no fewer than three times.  Check out their statements on August 23, August 29 and September 8.

One person who did not hesitate to go on the record is former school board member Jeanette Dixon, who served one term as an at-large member in 2016-2020.  Dixon worked for 30 years in MCPS and is a former principal of Paint Branch High School, which was also the school to which former principal and accused sexual harasser Joel Beidleman was promoted.  Dixon roasted the current board on Twitter tonight, writing: “To those who plotted 2 get rid of Sup McKnight this is not the end,but the beginning of scrutiny of  you especially BOE members who took no responsibility 4 JB. It will all come out! What goes around comes around. What you did will not be forgotten, nor will you  be trusted again.”

With MCPS officials due to appear at the county council next week and two council members requesting that they be put under oath, it’s safe to say that the current sexual harassment scandal has not blown over yet – not by a long shot.  And let’s not forget the active sexual discrimination lawsuit by a teacher against MCPS and Beidleman as well as the upcoming school board election.

McKnight is gone.  What happens next?

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