Anti-trans candidate faces former DEI committee chair in board of education race

The learning environment for Nevada’s school children is largely driven by policies and regulations determined or approved by the Nevada State Board of Education — including graduation requirements, teacher performance evaluations, and school star ratings.

Eleven people sit on the nonpartisan Nevada State Board of Education. Four are elected by voters — one from each congressional district. The other seven are appointed by the governor or various public bodies.

In one of the races for a board seat this year, District 1 in Southern Nevada, a former chair of UNR’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Tricia Braxton and a former senior advisor to Clark County’s Moms For Liberty chapter, Tim Underwood, provide voters with a stark choice.

As a former activist with Moms For Liberty — an organization that advocates against school curriculum that mentions LGBTQ+ rights, race and ethnicity — Underwood said if elected, his priority would be to scrub diverse and inclusive policies from all Nevada school districts.




https://nevadacurrent.com/2024/10/09/anti-trans-candidate-faces-former-dei-committee-chair-in-board-of-education-race/