http://www.northescambia.com/2024/08/tom-harrell-candidate-escambia-county-school-board-district-5 Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:29:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2024/08/tom-harrell-candidate-escambia-county-school-board-district-5/comment-page-1#comment-549864 Erin Toler Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:06:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=557873#comment-549864 Mr. Harrell, I voted for you yesterday and am relieved that you won, but my vote was based more on who you were running against than on your own platform. I admired you as my elementary school principal, and as a former public school teacher, I appreciate your commitment to making teachers feel valued; however, your support for DeSantis's book bans is appalling and has no place in our district's leadership, and your claim that you are an "anti-woke" candidate shows that you have bought into the rhetoric of hatred and division that is wreaking havoc on our country and our education system in particular. I sincerely hope that you reexamine your stances; if not, know that I — and many others like me who are disgusted at the outright lies being trafficked by our horrendous governor and the rest of the modern Republican party — will do everything possible to make sure you serve only a single term on the school board. Mr. Harrell, I voted for you yesterday and am relieved that you won, but my vote was based more on who you were running against than on your own platform. I admired you as my elementary school principal, and as a former public school teacher, I appreciate your commitment to making teachers feel valued; however, your support for DeSantis’s book bans is appalling and has no place in our district’s leadership, and your claim that you are an “anti-woke” candidate shows that you have bought into the rhetoric of hatred and division that is wreaking havoc on our country and our education system in particular. I sincerely hope that you reexamine your stances; if not, know that I — and many others like me who are disgusted at the outright lies being trafficked by our horrendous governor and the rest of the modern Republican party — will do everything possible to make sure you serve only a single term on the school board.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2024/08/tom-harrell-candidate-escambia-county-school-board-district-5/comment-page-1#comment-549737 Mark Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:11:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=557873#comment-549737 Mr Harrell, It appears your the only true candidate and the other two were thrown in just to make it a valid Voting Form. If you're not elected then the parents deserve stupid children, it won't be on you, because you made the effort to Success. Mr Harrell, It appears your the only true candidate and the other two were thrown in just to make it a valid Voting Form. If you’re not elected then the parents deserve stupid children, it won’t be on you, because you made the effort to Success.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2024/08/tom-harrell-candidate-escambia-county-school-board-district-5/comment-page-1#comment-549577 Debra Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:46:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=557873#comment-549577 Excellent answers to all the questions Mr. Harrell! Excellent answers to all the questions Mr. Harrell!

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2024/08/tom-harrell-candidate-escambia-county-school-board-district-5/comment-page-1#comment-549576 andrea Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:17:35 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=557873#comment-549576 It appears that there is only ONE qualified candidate, in my opinion, and that is Mr. Harrell. He will get my vote on Tuesday. It appears that there is only ONE qualified candidate, in my opinion, and that is Mr. Harrell. He will get my vote on Tuesday.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2024/08/tom-harrell-candidate-escambia-county-school-board-district-5/comment-page-1#comment-549559 Neal Johnson Sun, 18 Aug 2024 18:54:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=557873#comment-549559 Book issue is overblown as very few read an actual book. If not on their life support CEL not going to be looked at. Most books in the school libraries have layers of dust. Nevertheless, Mr. Harrell a great outlook for book content not appropriate for youth and against the grain of academic achievement. Book issue is overblown as very few read an actual book. If not on their life support CEL not going to be looked at. Most books in the school libraries have layers of dust. Nevertheless, Mr. Harrell a great outlook for book content not appropriate for youth and against the grain of academic achievement.

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2024/08/tom-harrell-candidate-escambia-county-school-board-district-5/comment-page-1#comment-549454 Joy Sat, 17 Aug 2024 19:03:16 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=557873#comment-549454 My vote is for Tom! My vote is for Tom!

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