Shortly after a MAGA-aligned majority took control of Somerset County’s school board in last year’s election, they got to work.
They passed a policy on what flags could be flown, attempted to usurp the superintendent’s decision-making power, and assumed control of decisions on which library books are purchased.
Then they came for the school librarians. And that was too much.
On a May night, dozens of parents and teachers waited for two hours while the school board met behind closed doors to discuss the school superintendent’s performance. When the board emerged, it quickly adjourned with no discussion.
