Posted on 11/17/2022 10:44:03 AM PST by Red Badger
The Berkeley County, South Carolina, school board made several big moves in its first meeting after the election. The board’s former chair said it was a “political witch hunt.”
VIDEO AT LINK.................
On Tuesday evening, the Berkeley County School District in South Carolina swore in the board members who were elected last week, six of whom were endorsed by the conservative activist group Moms for Liberty.
Within two hours, the school board had voted to fire the district’s first Black superintendent, terminate the district’s lawyer, ban critical race theory and set up a committee to decide whether certain books and materials should be banned from schools.
In addition, the board voted to replace the chair with Mac McQuillin, a local attorney and one of the board members backed by Moms for Liberty.
The rapid moves Tuesday in the Berkeley County district, the fourth largest in the state, showed the impact of Moms for Liberty’s focus on electing conservative school board members, and prompted uproar among some community members in attendance.
Moms for Liberty said it has endorsed more than 500 school board candidates across the country this year, 49% of whom have won. The organization’s candidates were highly successful in Florida, but they had mixed results in Arkansas, California, Michigan and other states.
Moms for Liberty celebrated the six candidates’ wins in Berkeley County as an example of flipping a school board in favor of people who “value parental rights.” Four of the candidates, including McQuillin, were incumbents, while the two others were new to the board; they promised more curriculum transparency and fiscal responsibility and to put a stop to the “woke agenda.”
Moms for Liberty celebrated the board’s first votes on Facebook, posting Wednesday, “6 new board members clean house first night on the job.”
Early in the meeting, according to video posted by the district, the board moved into executive session. Shortly after it returned, Kathy Littleton, one of the Moms for Liberty-backed members, moved to terminate Tiffany Richardson, the district’s in-house counsel, and retain Brandon Gaskins, a lawyer who was deputy chief legal counsel for former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.
Moments later, McQuillin moved to terminate Deon Jackson, who was appointed superintendent last year, and replace him with Anthony Dixon, who had worked in the district as an administrator. Dixon will be the district’s second Black superintendent, after Jackson.
Audience members gasped at the firing of Jackson and Richardson and shouted in disagreement.
“All right, listen up,” McQuillin chastised the audience. “We’re going to be respectful in this meeting. You may not agree with our votes, but I ask that you please be respectful and calm. What kind of example are you setting for our kids, disrupting a meeting like this?”
None of the board members responded to emails or phone calls seeking comment Wednesday. Jackson and Richardson also did not respond to requests for comment.
The Moms want their kids to get an education. Not to be indoctrinated.
Way to go, Moms for Liberty!
Show us all how it is done. Save our kids,
Save our schools.
Good, hopefully this spreads across the fruited plain.
How long before Moms for Liberty is infiltrated by the FBI and declared to be a Domestic Terrorist organization?.................
Bravo!
How long before Moms for Liberty is infiltrated by the FBI and declared to be a Domestic Terrorist organization?.................
Bkmk
NBC is saddened, deeply saddened.
Needs to happen across the country.
Great job, Moms. Keep up the good work. Lets make all schools about legitimate education again
Good for them! We need more of this.
Now that folks, is how it’s done!
In 3...2...1!
I highly recommend a monthly donation to Moms For Liberty. I’ve been donating for a year or so because they do excellent work and are making a profound difference.
Elections have consequences. I wish all Republicans would simply do what they promise.
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Let's see who knuckles under...
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