Whereas the right to a free education for all children, including those who happen to be blind, is mandated by law and;
whereas the Maryland School for the Blind is the institution specifically established for the education of those blind children who do not attend the public schools and;
whereas public funds are used to defray the costs of educating blind children who are in the public schools and also those who attend the Maryland School for the Blind and;
whereas there is a recognized need to maintain high educational standards for all children and that the maintenance of such standards begins at the policy making level - the board of directors and;
whereas, in the interest of assuring high standards of services to the adult, the State of Maryland has mandated that the board of directors of Blind Industries and Services of Maryland be appointed by the Governor of the State and similar mandates apply to an increasing number of agencies using largely public funds to defray the cost of op ration and;
whereas, through appointment by the Governor, the State Board of Education and, by election, the local Boards of Education are responsible to the public and;
whereas the use of public funds to provide the highest possible standard of education for the students attending the Maryland School
for the Blind cannot be assured be cause the board of directors of the Maryland School for the Blind is self-perpetuating, with their appointment, tenure and removal not being subject to the approval, or even the scrutiny, of any public official;
now, therefore, be it resolved by the NFB of Md, in convention assembled in the City of College Park, MD, on this 27th day of October 1979:
that the members of the National Federation of the :2lind of Maryland vigorously support legislation to mandate that
the Governor of Maryland be responsible for the appointment of the board of directors of the Maryland School for the blind and;
be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be sent to all the members of the Maryland General Assen1bly and the Governor of the State of Maryland.