Schools

Dyer Sues Howard County Board Members

Dyer, known for suing the Board, is now suing individual members.

Allen Dyer is headed back to court.

According to the Baltimore Sun, Dyer had four members of the Howard County Board of Education, on which he sits, served with a civil complaint just before recess at Tuesday evening’s board meeting..

According to court records the complaints -- against Frank Aquino, Sandra French, Ellen Flynn Giles and Janet Siddiqui – were filed with the Circuit Court on May 9.

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Dyer told the Sun that he waited nearly two weeks to have them served because it was convenient having all four together at once.

The complaint accuses the four of violating Open Meetings Act requirements in sevaral instances during the search for a , according to the Sun. 

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Dyer has made what some have called a career of suing the board over what he sees is an important cause—the need for more openness by the board in its discussions and votes. 

He had filed suits against the board before he was a member as well as during his tenure as a board member, which expires this year.

Earlier in the year the . That request is currently before an Administrative Judge.

The four defendants cited in his complaint voted in favor of impeachment. According to the Sun this is the first time Dyer has sued individual board members.


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