NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee parents, teachers, and community members are taking over school board meetings across the state this September to advocate for fully-funded public schools and push back against Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed, state-funded, universal school choice plan.
The campaign, called Public School Strong TN, is led by the organization, Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM), where community members from across the state, including East TN parent, Dustin Park, show up to local school board meetings to share their stories about why they are fighting for honest, equitable, safe, and fully-funded public schools.
“I have a son with Down syndrome, so very early on I had to become an advocate for him,” Park said. “From the lens of my son who has a disability, there is no choice for him because most private schools will not accept kids with disabilities because they have to have additional supports required by federal law,” he continued.
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