Paso Robles school board president picks white, male pastor because diversity doesn't matter
The predominantly white, predominantly male Paso Robles School board had a chance to appoint a young, articulate, knowledgeable Latina to fill a vacant seat on the board on Tuesday.
Instead, it chose an 82-year-old, ultra-conservative white man, retired Pastor Frank Triggs, passing over Adelita Hiteshew, who has extensive experience working with children, is involved in district activities, has three kids in local schools and has lived in Paso 26 years, twice as long as Triggs.
Never mind that the district’s student population is 56.1% Latino or Hispanic and 37.9% white.
Or that the district has been heavily criticized for its treatment of Latino families and is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for alleged discrimination.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/paso-robles-school-board-president-133000565.html