Howard Fuller, who was the superintendent of MPs at the time, asked for the power to shift from the board over to have it completely under the superintendent. There needed to be a state law change. They went to the state legislature and the governor who made that change in the budget. And then shortly thereafter, the school board consolidated those powers under the superintendent. What they did is they eliminated financial check of making sure that what was happening over there was going to be checked not just by the superintendent, but by the school board. (02:13–02:20)
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