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Keeeeeeerist, this is my county's school board. (Original Post) Esse Quam Videri Feb 2012 OP
Your school board endorses sharp_stick Feb 2012 #1
My school board is full of tea-baggers Esse Quam Videri Feb 2012 #4
The loonies are having a field day Plucketeer Feb 2012 #2
"unleash full potential of students"?? Doesn't Romney support sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #3
Maybe the latter. Mormom schools LOL. If this keeps going on every time we have a southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #5
Unleash? ... Gonna put students in cages tied to the roofs of station wagons? Bozita Feb 2012 #6
Don't lose hope. madamesilverspurs Feb 2012 #7

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
1. Your school board endorses
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 02:52 PM
Feb 2012

political candidates? Is this a common thing?

I think the people in my town would go absolutely nuts if the board came out and endorsed a Presidential candidate. I know I would.

Esse Quam Videri

(685 posts)
4. My school board is full of tea-baggers
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 03:01 PM
Feb 2012

They don't give a shit about rules or the students. The first thing they did after being elected was push a voucher program so the 1%ers of Douglas County could send their kids to private schools. I absolutely hate where I live.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)
3. "unleash full potential of students"?? Doesn't Romney support
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 02:56 PM
Feb 2012

NCLB? Or does he envision all students in religious schools?

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
5. Maybe the latter. Mormom schools LOL. If this keeps going on every time we have a
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 03:06 PM
Feb 2012

republican president are we going to have their church be in charge of the country? Just wondering. I thought school boards weren't suppose to be political.

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