PARMA SCHOOL BOARD 

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, A DEBATE OVER REMOVING ASHLEY MCTAGGART AS A MEMBER OF THE PARMA SCHOOL BOARD IS SPARKING CONTROVERSY BECAUSE SHE IS ON ACTIVE DUTY IN THE US MILITARY RIGHT NOW. 
MCTAGGART, AN AIR FORCE VETERAN AND RESERVIST, IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED OVERSEAS, AND THE BOARD HAD PREVIOUSLY ASKED THE DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY FOR GUIDANCE ON WHETHER SHE CAN LEGALLY REMAIN IN OFFICE AND ATTEND MEETINGS VIRTUALLY, AS SHE HAS DONE IN THE PAST. BUT LAST NIGHT, WHEN MANY EXPECTED ANSWERS, THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD CHOSE NOT TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE, FRUSTRATING MANY IN THE CROWD. OHIO SENATOR TOM PATTON HAS INTRODUCED NEW LEGISLATION THAT, IF PASSED, WOULD ALLOW THOSE WHO ARE SERVING OVERSEAS TO STILL KEEP THEIR ELECTED POSITIONS.