The newly elected majority on the Wake County school board has already coalesced into a working block, even though four of the five won’t be sworn in until December 1. The first issue they’ve chosen to address is a high school construction project. The concern is location and cost overruns. From the News & Observer:
Tedesco, Margiotta and new board member ChrisMalone say they’re skeptical of the claims that Wake can’t afford even a brief delay.Tedesco said it would be “arrogant” of the current board to ignore their request considering that more than 20,000 voters backed them in this fall’s election.
Malone said he expects to run into obstacles from current board members and other groups as new board members carry out their campaign pledges.
“I’ve been told to expect resistance from them on whatever we do,” Malone said. “I’ll deal with it.”
A couple years ago, the Durham County school board was the source of regular and vocal controversy. This Wake situation is going to be fascinating to watch.
