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sasha_feather) wrote2013-02-28 06:01 pm
sasha_feather) wrote2013-02-28 06:01 pm
White privilege in a local school board race
The Madison Times:
School board "race" highlights the disconnect between the two Madisons by A. David Dahmer.
I was pretty baffled when the winner of the primary dropped out of the race the day after winning because she suddenly found out that her husband had been accepted to grad school in California (and not in town). That seemed shady to me-- perhaps just flaky, but as this article points out, it's also very privileged behavior and served to shut out the one woman of color running for the school board in a district where there is a huge achievement gap.
That, and telling lies about her, of course. WTF.
School board "race" highlights the disconnect between the two Madisons by A. David Dahmer.
I was pretty baffled when the winner of the primary dropped out of the race the day after winning because she suddenly found out that her husband had been accepted to grad school in California (and not in town). That seemed shady to me-- perhaps just flaky, but as this article points out, it's also very privileged behavior and served to shut out the one woman of color running for the school board in a district where there is a huge achievement gap.
That, and telling lies about her, of course. WTF.