For that, fellow board members censured Ed White Monday night.

White was the lone supporter of Dr. Christina Melton, the Chapin-Irmo district superintendent who resigned.

Whether resigning was her idea or not has not been revealed.

Despite Ed White’s absence at the June 28 board meeting the board voted to censure him 4-2.

At a June 14 meeting, White broke state law and board policy by speaking to the media about secret executive session discussions, Board Chair Jan Hammond said.

“He stepped outside of board policy about a contractual matter and hurt the superintendent,” she said.

State law allows a governing body to go into closed door sessions to discuss matters like the superintendent’s contract.

Under law, everything said or done in executive session is confidential.

Hammond said anyone who breaks the confidentiality of executive sessions can be disciplined.

White violated board policy when he talked to media and criticized other board members over Superintendent Melton’s resignation, she said.

“Our board should operate within its policies,” Hammond said.

“We should not operate as rogue board members without consequences.” Although White resigned, his term runs until July 14.

Hammond, Niki Gardner, Ken Loveless, and Katherine Huddle voted to censure.

Matt Hogan and Rebecca Hines voted against.

Hines said there wasn’t much point in censuring White since he resigned.

Akil Ross, former national high school principal of the year, becomes interim superintendent July 1.

A special election to fill White’s seat has not yet been set.