RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The two candidates vying to be the next leader of North Carolina’s public schools faced off in a debate Monday night.
Republican Michele Morrow and Democrat Mo Green shared their goal for state public schools at the debate in Southern Pines hosted by the non-partisan Public School Forum of North Carolina.
Each candidate brought up their opponent’s past. Green referenced past social media posts from Morrow.
“She’s the one that actually calls for people to be executed when she doesn’t believe them,” Green said. Moderators then asked the audience to stop before Green continued. “This is the person who has called for the public execution of Barack Obama.”
Morrow, a former nurse who homeschooled her children and others, doesn’t see Green’s previous role as Guilford County Schools Superintendent in a positive way like he does.
“ I think one of my greatest qualifications is that I have no experience in a failing system that chooses to continue to fund failures, and only wants to get more money for those people at the top that are the bureaucrats like my opponent,” Morrow said.