Politics & Government

Watch the BOE Hopefuls Talk Furloughs

Danny Dukes said he will eliminate all teacher furloughs. Monday night, he was asked how he would do that.

When he announced his , Danny Dukes pledged to eliminate all teacher furloughs by reducing a "bloated" central office.

During Monday night's debate at the Cherokee County Republican Party headquarters in Towne Lake, he was asked how he would do that. This year, the has proposed , a move that is expected to save a total of about $8.8 million during the 2012-13 school year.

Watch what Dukes had to say and how his opponent, Cherokee County Board of Education Vice Chairwoman , responded.

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