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Buford residents critical of school board’s response to former leader’s alleged racism

Residents turned out for the Buford Board of Education meeting Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, to express frustration over the handling of former superintendent Geye Hamby's resignation amid allegations of a racist rant and a lawsuit alleging discrimination.

Residents turned out for the Buford Board of Education meeting Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, to express frustration over the handling of former superintendent Geye Hamby's resignation amid allegations of a racist rant and a lawsuit alleging discrimination.

Hamby resigned Friday after being accused of using racial slurs in audio recordings made public as part of a discrimination lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta.