Elizabeth Kandrac Announces She'll Run For Charleston Co. School BoardKatie Crawford, Live 5 News
A teacher who won her fight against the Charleston County School District now wants to be on its board. Speaking exclusively to Live Five News, former Brentwood Middle School teacher Elizabeth Kandrac says she's confident a second victory is in her future.
“I officially am announcing that I am running for the North Charleston seat on the Charleston County School Board,” said Elizabeth Kandrac.
Kandrac wants to go from the court room to the board room, making it clear she's not looking to move out of the spotlight.
“I would like the teachers to know they can teach in the classroom, and the children to know they can learn in the classroom in a safe environment with no disadvantages and no discipline problems,” added Kandrac.
Back in 2006, a court ruled in Kandrac's favor against the Charleston County School District. She claimed she worked with students in a racially hostile environment at Brentwood Middle School.
“When people hear your name, Elizabeth Kandrac, what do you want them to think?”
“A champion for the cause, for the students, the teachers, the families in the community,” said Kandrac.
Of the three North Charleston seats on the County School Board, two of them will be up for the taking this November, and Kandrac feels confident she'll be able to win one of them.
And she's not wasting any time, even going to the Charleston County Election Commission to pick up her paperwork. If she gets enough support, she'll be running against incumbents Nancy Cook and Hillery Douglas, providing they also decide to run again.
“There are many people who support me and many people would like to see me on the school board,” said Kandrac.
“Oh well, she's doing this for personal reasons?”
“Not true. Personal reasons, if you want to call a personal reason my great desire to better the school and the children's lives and the teacher's lives, then it is a personal reason,” said Kandrac.
Kandrac tried to run in 2004, but she didn't have enough signatures to back her. The Election Commission says you have to have 500 signatures of registered voters in order to run for the school board. The deadline for filing is July 15th.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Kandrac's Running for CCSD N. Charleston Seat
According to Live 5 News, Elizabeth Kandrac has already picked up her papers to run for CCSD school board's next electionl
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Where do I sign her petition? It's about time we get some people on the school board who have experience in the classroom. It doesn't hurt that she's had experience in the courtroom either.
Amen!! Show me where to sign, too, I have always thought a former teacher should be on the school board. The school board doesn't have a clue what goes on in classrooms, contrary to what they say.
Word is going around that Nancy Cook may not run for her N.Chas. seat again. Maybe the heat is being turned up on her misuse of the Derthick Fund money. Now if only Hillery Douglas would have a similar come-to-Jesus moment.
Nancy is running for County Council which pays a decent salary (get it...) Now if we could only be the fly on the wall when she goes to ask for Republican support. That would be worthy of charging admission!
Nancy has more than the Lawrence Derthick shennigans to worry about.
She's probably used taxpayer dollars and she's definitley used the CCSD attorney to dig her out of her mess with the State Ethics Commission.
Shame on you, Nancy. With the current state of N. Charleston schools, you'd think you'd want our money to go where it's suppose to go. But then again, you're not in it for the kids...you're in it for Nancy (its me, myself and I). God forbid you actually get on our school board because you care about educating all kids.
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