Gov. Tate Reeves says he agrees with the Mississippi Board of Education's recommendation that the state take control of the Holmes County Consolidated School District.Reeves declared a state of emergency Thursday for the school district."This isn’t a decision I take lightly, nor one I make with any delight," Reeves said on social media. "Maintaining local control, when possible, is a foundational principle of conservative governance; however, the serious violations of state and federal law and accreditation standards, serious financial concerns, lack of internal controls, inappropriate standards of governance, inappropriate oversight by the Board, and the continued poor academic performance (among many other factors) no longer make that possible in the HCCSD."An audit showed longstanding problems with financial management, academic achievement and student safety. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to ask Reeves to declare a state of emergency in the district, which has about 2,500 students and is in one of the poorest parts of Mississippi. Classes began there Thursday. Also Thursday, the school district, Board of Trustees and Superintendent Debra Powell, filed a motion requesting a temporary restraining order in an effort to stop the process before the governor made his decision. Now that Reeves has declared the state of emergency for the school district, the state Department of Education will appoint an interim superintendent and the current school board will be dissolved.