County school superintendent shows up for work despite firing

JONESBORO - Just one day after being fired by the school board, former superintendent Dan Colwell showed up to work. Interim superintendent William Chavis confronted Colwell at the board&#39;s central office, and police eventually tried to escort Colwell out of the building. <br> <br> Colwell -- a 34-year employee of the school system -- objected to a vote at Monday night&#39;s board meeting that dismissed him from his position. <br> <br> Clayton County&#39;s board of education voted four-to-two to fire him, with some board members saying they had no confidence in Colwell as superintendent. <br> <br> Colwell says the decision is illegal, and that board member never told him they had concerns with his performance. <br> <br> The vote to remove Colwell was not on the school board&#39;s agenda.

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