County board of ed giving school districts a lesson in litigation
NORTH COUNTY — It’s an unfair pop quiz for most: Name the five members of your local school board.
School board races fly below the radar at campaign time. Broadcast media aren’t able to cover most districts, and newspapers can devote only a little space. Candidates must try to get the word out to thousands or tens of thousands of voters with little media coverage and minuscule campaign budgets.
School board meetings are not most people’s idea of a fun evening. Parents show up when they are boiling mad over a particular issue, and