'Board meetings in North Carolina's largest school district, like others around the country, have been dominated by hostile rightwing 'activists.' Then local progressives stepped in.'
"My name is Cheryl Caulfield, and I'm running for District One because I have watched decisions made over and over by this board that have harmed our children."
"My name is Monica Ruiz and I am a Wake County Board of Education candidate for District Two . . . . The system used by teachers to take attendance, store health records, and store grades has the sex of your child, my student, hidden . . . . This means we don't have the ability to determine if the child is a boy or a girl."
Every two weeks, candidates for the board use three-minute speaking slots during a public comment period to rail against the current board members, who are not permitted to respond. In the audience, rows of people wear T-shirts from
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