School Board Member Decries 'Hate and Threats' from Teachers Expand âNot one word was said about the health and wellness of our students,â school board member Mike Lee said. âIt was about what the teachers want.â Mike Lee says he has voted with Durhamâs teachers consistently during his seven years on the Durham Public Schools board. But after he and other board members voted to reopen school classrooms that have been closed since March 2020, he says, he was barraged with vitriol, bullying, and personal threats from teachers. âAfter my vote to open up school on March 15, the hatred, the threats to myself and the mention of my children in a few different comments showed me everything I needed to know,â Lee, the board's vice chair, said at a school board meeting Tuesday. âBecause it was all coming from staff. It was all coming from teachers.â