Guilford County Schools Campaigning For The Democrats
Dear Editor,
Last week Guilford County Board of Education Chair Deena Hayes and Vice Chair Winston McGregor blatantly used their board positions to attack a small grassroots non-profit organization in an effort to disparage Republican school board candidates.
Hayes and McGregor accused Take Back Our Schools (TBOS) of illegal political actions stating in their letter to the Board of Elections, Secretary of State and Attorney General that TBOS is operating as 501(c)3, even though TBOS identifies as a 501(c)4. Turns out TBOS is indeed a 501(c)4 as registered with the IRS and is legally able to engage in political activity.
Hayes and McGregor are either completely ignorant of how 501(c)3’s and 501(c)4’s work or they are using their elected positions to purposefully damage the reputation of Republican candidates. Considering both Hayes and McGregor operate 501(c)3 non-profit organizations, I tend to think the latter.
In addition, Superintendent Oakley hosted a “Better Together” forum with faith leaders this week. The attendees, by invitation only, included Alan Sherouse, a local pastor. Sherouse is a Democrat candidate for the at-large school board seat. Why did Oakley invite Sherouse knowing he is running for a BOE seat? Could she not have left him off the guest list considering the advantage it could have on his race? Or if it was so important to have Sherouse attend the forum, could Oakley not have waited until after the election to host the event?
Seems Dr. Oakley is working in tandem with Hayes and McGregor to undermine the voters.
Guilford County residents are aware that out of 117 GCS schools, 59 are low-performing schools. We are aware that more than 50 percent of grades 3-8 students are NOT proficient in reading and math. We are aware of the discipline issues and violence in our schools. And we are aware of how badly GCS has handled the bond money which is in essence our tax dollars.
It’s time for real leadership by honorable citizens who will do right by Guilford County residents.
Let’s elect Demetria Carter, At-Large; Tim Andrew, District 6; Linda Welborn, District 4; and Crissy Pratt, District 2 for Guilford County Board of Education.
Maria Adams
Thank you!!!!! We’ve GOT to start holding these people accountable!!
Directly on the mark! GCS Dems feel threatened and their power is being challenged. Let’s flip the GCS Board with New Vision, New Direction.
America’s government schools are an open sewer of incompetence, ineptness, bullying, sexual perversion and sexual predation, indifference, and political indoctrination (perpetrated by, for, and of the Left).
Don’t subject your children to this agonizing ordeal, if you love them. Send them to a decent private school or home school them, like we did.
We all thank you for not allowing your kids to spread the mass of misinformation and hate I am sure you have indoctrinated into your kids. Keeping them away from other kids is likely the best thing you have ever done for Greensboro.
I hate nobody. My wife hates nobody. My sons hate nobody. But you need to take a long, hard look in the mirror, mate. — You are consumed with “hate” (the correct word is hatred. Hate is a verb; hatred is the noun).
Oh, one other thing. My younger boy won a “free ride” scholarship to UNC-Chapel Hill to get a degree in Mathematics, which he duly received. My older boy also won a total free ride – to MIT.
The government school monopoly is crap. Complete crap.
AND Guilford County Schools missed out on two of the most intelligent, inquisitive, and independent students they would ever have had the privilege to experience.
Too bad for your wife & the rest of them.
Good for my sons though.
You regularly post homophobic, anti-science, anti-poverty, bigoted comments then claim you don’t hate…..riiiiiiiight. Good for your kids. Hopefully by attending diverse colleges they overcame the ignorance garbage you preach here on the daily.
REALLY ? SHOW ME ONE EXAMPLE OF BIGOTRY ON MY PART.
You did this once before when you called me a racist in these columns – and you had to publicly apologize to me. Remember?
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So, now you need to put up or shut up. Or apologize – again.
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Hello..?
Are you still alive, Chris?
Looks like some people see it for what it is and others can’t see or comprehend it at all.