School Board Candidates in Hamilton County | Local News [Video]

Candidates Jackie Anderson Thomas and Missy Crutchfield are campaigning for the Hamilton County School Board District 4 seat after incumbent Tiffanie Robinson is not seeking reelection.

Crutchfield and Thomas have similar values listed on their websites. 

“Refocus, repair, and reclaim. Refocus on our youth in our community. Repair our youth in our community when it comes to mental health as far as teachers in the community because of course we are coming off a major pandemic and just to repair that our minds, not necessarily just the institutions, facilities and institutions and to reclaim what we all say is important which is our youth and our community,” said Thomas.

“We’ve got to take care of our teachers better. We’re losing our teachers. Teachers aren’t paid enough. Teachers aren’t supported enough. They’re micromanaged. Teachers know what they’re doing. We have to trust them that we know what they are doing and stop micromanaging them,” …