Cobb School Board Shifts to Democratic Control

Cobb County’s school board has shifted to Democratic control, while ousters have also affected the county’s legislative delegation and commission.

School board change

The change gives Democrats control of the Cobb County Board of Education. The development marks a change in the board’s political alignment, but the officials involved and the date of the change are not identified.

The school board governs Cobb County’s public school system. Its responsibilities include decisions involving the district, its operations and the students and families it serves.

Other local changes

The same development includes ousters involving members of the Cobb delegation and the Cobb County Commission. The Cobb delegation refers to the county’s delegation in the Georgia General Assembly. The commission is Cobb County’s elected county government.

The officials removed from those bodies, the number of ousters and the process behind them are not identified. It is also not stated whether the changes happened through elections, appointments, resignations or another procedure.

What comes next

The immediate public questions are which members now hold office, when the changes took effect and how the affected bodies will organize. Those details will determine the practical effect on the school board, the county commission and Cobb’s representation in the state Legislature.

The school board’s new political alignment will also be relevant to future board decisions, including the issues that come before the district and the public process used to consider them.