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After the Aug. 4 Williamson County general election, four of five incumbents in the Williamson County Schools Board of Education race retained their seats: Republicans Dan Cash of District 2,
Throughout the last school year, Williamson County School Board members dealt with parents concerned about textbooks, critical race theory, masking and individual family choice.
Republicans won in all six districts, including District 12, where incumbent and board chair Nancy Garrett lost her seat.
Tennessee has partisan school board elections for the first time and two of the most contentious are in Williamson County Schools races.
Partisan school board elections are now here in Tennessee, providing a new source of fuel for the combustive debates over education.