The Atlanta Journal and Constitution (AJC) reports the Gwinnett County Board of Education voted 3-2 on Thursday to buy out the contract of Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks almost a year before it was set to expire, setting July 31 as his last day. Board members Everton Blair, Tarece Johnson and Karen Watkins voted in favor of the buyout. Steven Knudsen and Mary Kay Murphy voted against it, arguing Wilbanks should be allowed to finish out his contract.
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