A school board in Pennsylvania had voted 8-1 this week against allowing one of their colleagues, Gregory D’Elia, to become the president of the board because he is a “cis, white male.”
She added: “I think it’s important that we practice what we preach and that our words have strength when they are spoken, whether we speak them from the neighborhood sidewalks or from behind these tables.”
Solot closed her remarks by expressing support for school board member April Stainback. Of the nine board members, Stainback and D’Elia wereAfter Solot’s remarks and during the vote, school board member Sarah Byrnes hesitated and said, “This is very hard to do as the new person on the board.” Byrnes then conceded that she would vote for Stainback. Rose Huber also hesitated, but after a long pause, she also voted for Stainback. In the 8-1 vote, D’Elia was the only one to vote for himself.The father of three children
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