Deena Hayes' constituents vote FOR school bonds
Deena Hayes said Monday: "Opposing school bonds has been a civil rights strategy for a long time, and we're employing it today."
Most of her constituents did not employ that strategy yesterday.
The $412 million school bond package was supported by 57.9 percent* of voters in Hayes' School Board District 8 -- a stronger endorsement than countywide.
* That's my unofficial calculation. You can find the precinct-by-precinct returns at the county elections board site here.
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To me, Deena Hayes should be charged with child neglect. She has neglected every single child in Guilford county but mostly those in her own district. She is on the SCHOOL board yet she never talks about EDUCATION. The schools in "her" district are failing the children that show up each day. Deena Hayes is a disgrace and should be recalled immediately. If she wants to talk about racial dilemmas in society that's fine but the school board is NOT the place!
Posted on May 7, 2008 7:05 PM
Deena Hayes sees everything through a distorted prism of race. There are many reasons why some African-American kids do worse in school than their white counterparts, but to hear Ms. Hayes, you would think the sole cause is the color of their skin. She completely ignores peer pressure from other black students who deride those who try to achieve high marks as "acting white," the distressing lack of two-parent households, the influence of gangs, unstable home life, etc. Yes, racism still exists. But to blame everything on mean old Mr. Charlie like Deena does is wrong, misguided and simply does not address the whole problem. Deena Hayes is quite literally a babbling idiot with no real talent save for self-aggrandizement. Her district deserves better representation.
Posted on May 9, 2008 1:53 PM