Hanover to vote on elected school board referendum
Hanover residents will decide if they want their school board to transition from an appointed school board to a board elected by voters.
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Hanover residents will decide if they want their school board to transition from an appointed school board to a board elected by voters.
Let's be real: The current appointed system is awash in politics. The Hanover County Republican Committee is leading the charge against the elected school board — an odd anti-vote posture for a political organization, but on brand with the voter suppression mode of the modern GOP. But its arguments to keep the current system don't hold up under scrutiny.
Hanover residents will get to decide if their school board members should be elected directly by the voters, versus appointed by local supervisors.
On Tuesday morning, 17-year-old Lilly Warren was fatally struck by a pickup truck while on her way to school in Springville.
The Hanover County School Board voted 5-2 to adopt a policy that will require transgender students to submit a written request to school administration asking for access to the schools’