Felton Williams, president of the district’s Board of Education, noted Monday that any allegations against Huff and Gurba would be thoroughly investigated before any board action is considered. “All of our employees are entitled to due process, and with any employee, we don’t jump to conclusions,” Williams said. “We do an investigation. We examine the facts and then make a decision.” Read more…
EDUCATION CHAMPION OF THE CAUSE If Long Beach educator Dr. Felton Williams had his way, the outpouring of accolades for his successful program development within the city unified school district would be a low key event without much fanfare. His traditionalist quiet side doesn’t surprise Uduak-Joe Ntuk, a local engineer and youth mentor. He said that while Dr Williams holds important standing in the educational community, he often works behind the scenes. As only the second ever African American board member in the history of the city school district, he commended Williams for developing important programming, especially for Black students. “The work speaks for itself. He’s a different generation of leader,” Ntuk said. Read more…