School board matters have become intense battlegrounds, with political action groups successfully electing candidates who promise to take action against teachings on race and sexuality, remove books deemed offensive and stop transgender-inclusive sports.
Democratic state Sen. Karla May is running for U.S. Senate in Missouri. May launched her campaign for Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s seat Tuesday in St. Louis.
The Francis Howell district is among Missouri’s largest, with 17,000 students, about 87% of whom are white. The vote, which came during an often contentious meeting Thursday, rescinded resolutions 75 days after “a majority of current Board of Education members were not signatories to the resolution or did not otherwise vote to adopt the resolution.”
“This resolution means hope to me, hope of a better Francis Howell School District,” Thompson said. “It means setting expectations for behavior for students and staff regardless of their personal opinions.” Cook, who was elected in 2022 and sponsored the revocation, said there is no plan to adopt that alternative or any other.
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