The first of many, probably. At any rate, he thinks the Guilford County Board of Education should have taxing authority:
Grier also supports the movement to allow North Carolina school boards to raise their own tax revenue — a way around the school board having to ask the county commissioners for money.
“I really believe that the time has come in North Carolina for school boards to have the authority to raise taxes and to establish revenues for schools,” Grier said. “We are one of three states in America where boards cannot exercise those options.”
