Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-10
Schools Chief
Warned About
Criticisms

Fairfax County's new School
Board today told School Supt.
Earl c. Funderburk to clear all
future public remarks about
the recently ousted board mem
bers with the new members.
Mr.. Funderburk denied at a
board meeting this morning
that he had intended to dis
credit or embarrass the county's
new board on Tuesday when
he read to county teachers a
farewell statement of the board
members who were fired on
Monday.
Mr.. Funderburk declared his
loyalty to the new board and
said: Once the board makes
a decision, that is my decision
and I'll carry 1t out. want to
be loyal to this school board. +
want to make that clear"
Read Statement
Today's meeting stemmed
from criticism of Mr.. Funder-
burk's appearance in four
workshop sessions for county
teachers.
The school superintendent
explained that he was asked at
the first workshop at Fairfax
High School to read the state
merit released by the departing
school board members.
He said he then read the
same statement without being
asked to do so at the other
three workshop sessions on
Thursday. He said he made no
comment on the statement each
time he read it.
The board of directors Of the
Virginia Education Association
yesterday approved a resolution
calling for a committee to look
into the Fairfax situation and
the laws that made the dis
missal of five school board
members possible.
Named by Supervisors
In Fairfax County, along
with Henrico and Albemarle
Counties, school boards are APP
pointed by the county super
visors and serve "at the
pleasure" of the supervisors.
The V. E. A. investigation
was requested by the Fairfax
Education Association, an af-
filiate of the ". E. A.. after
the supervisors fired the school
board in a squabble over school
construction.
DR.. Robert F. Williams. ex-
ecutiye director of the YEA,
said the Fairfax teachers, group
felt the action would adversely
affect the schools. 49,
DR.. Williams said the YEA.
study would be an objective
analysis of the situation and
its effect on eduction.
The study will not be ''hasty ~
me said, adding: sits going to
take some time" ~-.-.- (
Paul Peter, secretary Of the
Fairfax teacherss' group, said
a similar request for an inves-
tigation has been made of the
National Education Association.
The F.E.A. has not received
word of any official action from
the national group, Mr.. Peter
said. ...
Mr.. Peter said that delegates
from l04 county schools voted
unanimously in closed session
yesterday to support Mr.. Fun
derburk.
Funderburk Praised
The executive board of the
Fairfax County Elementary
Principals Association issued a
statement lauding Mr.. Funder-
burk for "the leadership and
inspiration he has given in
maintaining and improving the
high quality Of. education found
in all of our schools"
Support for Mr.. Funderburk
also came from four Fairfax
ministers, who Endorsed his I'm
tegrity, competence and dedi-
cation"
Those who signed the minis
ters' statement were the Revs.
Jack H. Manley of the Fairfax.
Baptist Church, Henry A..
Baumann Of Fairfax Presby-
terrain Church and A. D. Clarke
and r. T. Knox of Fairfax
Methodist Church, which Mr..
Funderburk attends