The association representing employees of Hancock County Schools sees the new oversight by the state of the school district as an opportunity for a more stable future. The West Virginia Board of Education, in an emergency meeting Friday, approved a recommendation from state Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt to take control of the local school system as a result of recent financial concerns which included two incidents in recent months where the school system was in danger of not meeting payroll obligations. Molly Cribbs, co-president of Education WV-Hancock, offered hope in a ...