PHOENIX — A judge is being asked to resolve the ongoing power struggle between Arizona's schools chief and the state Board of Education.
Maricopa County Superior Court judge Patricia Starr has called Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas and the president of the Board of Education and their lawyers to court hearing Thursday.
Douglas sued the board last week and wants the judge clarify her authority over Board of Education employees.
The board's executive staff moved to other offices earlier this month. Douglas is asking for a preliminary injunction to require they either move back or be fired.
Board President Greg Miller said the board authorized the move.
Douglas and the board have been in conflict since she fired two board executives last February. Gov. Doug Ducey blocked the firings.