Black school board member who linked school reopening to White supremacy faces backlash
A school board member’s recent comments comparing school reopening efforts with racism has ignited a political firestorm in San Diego County and highlighted racial tensions underlying the school reopening debate.
La Mesa-Spring Valley School Board Vice President Chardá Bell-Fontenot, who is the only Black member of the five-person board, said during a recent board meeting that forcing staff to come back to school before the district could ensure they would be vaccinated is akin to White supremacy and slavery.
Since then she has become the subject of harassment and racist death threats, said her attorney, Cory Briggs. He said Bell-Fontenot has filed a claim with the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District alleging that someone at the district leaked some of her confidential information, which is being used to harass her.
The district said in a statement it is reviewing her claim “but has no knowledge of any such legal violations at this time.”
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