Daughter of Spotsylvania superintendent candidate Mark Taylor says he is ‘beyond under-qualified’

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Another school board meeting in Spotsylvania County turned to fight between factions Friday night.

The board held an emergency meeting to discuss a contract offer for Mark Taylor to be the division’s new superintendent despite the fact he has never worked in education.

After a nearly six-hour special session, in a four to three vote, the board approved an offer of $245,000 plus moving expenses and a provision that guarantees more than three years of pay even if he is fired.

“I never in a million years really thought that they would actually consider my dad to be superintendent,” said Jael Taylor who is Mark Taylor’s daughter.

Read more on CBS – WUSA 9

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