Kandle Rogers steps down as Whiteville City Schools chair, remains on the board
WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) — Kandle Rogers has stepped down as the chair of Whiteville City Schools but is remaining on the board.
This comes after the Columbus County NAACP and North Carolina Statewide NAACP called for Rogers to resign after a district court found her guilty of assaulting a government employee in late August.
On August 31st, Rogers attempted to enter an area blocked off by city employees due to flooding from Tropical Storm Idalia.
A criminal summons report states that Rogers confronted the city worker who was placing cones in the roadway, and allegedly grabbed his left arm, causing scratches. An incident report claims Rogers used a racial slur against the worker.
Rogers was ultimately given a 60-day suspended sentence, instructed to perform 20 hours community service, and ordered to pay court costs, though her defense attorney filed an appeal.
Rogers served as the chair of Whiteville City Schools Board of Education since 2020, when she was voted 3-2 by the Board to replace Coleman Barbour. She previously served in the position before Barbour replaced her in December 2016.
