by Rich Smith
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Apr 6, 2021 at 6:30 am
He's running. Courtesy of the Campaign
After the Seattle School Board appointed him to represent South Seattle's District 7 back in 2019, on Tuesday board vice president Brandon Hersey announced his reelection campaign for the very same position.
So far he's the only person running for the seat, which is understandable given the particular stressors of the part-time, unstaffed job.
In January, District 4 director Eden Mack resigned her post on the board, citing "a dysfunctional culture" full of "scandals and lawsuits." Before Mack wrote her letter trashing the institution, Seattle superintendent Denise Juneau dipped after KUOW's Ann Dornfeld revealed systemic child abuse at Seattle Public Schools. Meanwhile, racial gaps continue to grow despite the annual promises from leaders to narrow them, a problem the pandemic has no doubt exacerbated in a lot ways.