GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Great Lakes News) – A Grand Rapids Board of Education member has stepped down after being arrested for drunken driving.
Martha Walters Atwater, the Vice President for the Board of Education at Forest Hills Public Schools, resigned her post after being arrested in late February for driving under the influence. The 58-year-old rear-ended another vehicle at a stop light.
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It is Atwater’s first offense, and she’s due back in court on April 12th.
Along with her spot on the board, Atwater also serves as the chair of the curriculum committee. She has worked for the Forest Hills School Board since 2010.
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