WSFCS board member Buddy Collins was confirmed to the state Board of Education over the objection of my former UNCG sociology professor Paul Luebke, who raised questions about Collins’ stance on school anti-bullying policies:
Luebke said his opposition came because of Collins’ 2002 vote against the inclusion of language in an anti-harassment policy specifically outlawing bullying based on sexual orientation.
“His feelings as expressed toward gay and lesbian citizens of our state are offensive to me, I think, to many people in this chamber, and to many people in this state,” Luebke said.
In 2002, Collins voted against a proposal that would have specifically prohibited bullying based on sexual orientation in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools. At the time, Collins said he didn’t support homosexuality, but that his personal views had nothing to do with his vote. Collins said the district’s discrimination policy already prohibited bullying of any student, so the addition was unnecessary.
More recently, Collins raised questions about the use of the ‘systems thinking’ method in some WSFCS schools.
