Five members of the Prince George’s County school board called for the resignation of the board’s top leaders this week after the county lost $6.4 million in federal funding for early childhood education because of allegations of child abuse in the local Head Start program.
The board members asked County Executive Rushern L. Baker III to seek the removal of board chair Segun C. Eubanks and vice chair Carolyn A. Boston, citing a lack of confidence in their leadership and failures in accountability, transparency and collaboration.
A spokesman for Baker (D) said the county executive has full confidence in the board’s leadership and does not intend to ask Eubanks and Boston to step down. Eubanks and Boston did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday.