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Voting machines are rolled out of the warehouse for the Dec. 5 election. (Uptown Messenger)
The four new members recently elected to the Orleans Parish School Board will shake up the system and chart a new direction for an organization that has been ruled in large part by outside influences since Hurricane Katrina.
Representing a vast number of New Orleans families, this quartet will function as the School Board’s voting majority with the clear ability to pass or eliminate any policy they deem necessary. They will also have to find better solutions to major issues such as school financing, equity, perpetually low-performing schools and how to bring high-quality schools to every neighborhood.
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Students use lines on the ground and walk at a distance from each other as they walk to the playground at Bridgedale Elementary School in Metairie, La. Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Ochsner Health experts joined Jefferson Parish Public Schools officials for a tour of the school to seek advice and get feedback on how well coronavirus safety measures are being implemented. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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Children dance on their designated purple spots during physical fitness time on the playground at Bridgedale Elementary School in Metairie, La. Friday, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. Ochsner Health experts joined Jefferson Parish Public Schools officials for a tour of the school to seek advice and get feedback on how well coronavirus safety measures are being implemented. (Photo by Max Becherer, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)
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J.C. Romero
LGBT leaders were ecstatic when Dr. J.C. Romero, an openly gay educator, won a seat on the Orleans Parish School Board last Saturday. Romero defeated two-term board member Leslie Ellison, who frequently spoke out against gay rights. LGBT community members believe they will not achieve “full citizenship” until gay candidates are elected to the Louisiana Legislature and the New Orleans City Council.
Chief of staff at Einstein Charter Schools and adjunct professor at Delgado Community College, Romero is the city’s third gay-identified elected school official, following in the footsteps of two former Orleans Parish School Board presidents Thomas Robichaux and Seth Bloom. Robichaux and other LGBT attorneys provided free services on Romero’s behalf.