Pennsylvania school board member refuses to vote for ‘cis white man’ for president: ‘wrong message’

A school board member from Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, said she would not vote for “the only cis white male” on the board to serve as president, despite the prefaced comment that he would make a great president.

The Upper Moreland School District, located in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, held its last school board meeting on Dec. 6.

During the meeting, school board treasurer Jennifer Solot led the motions as acting chair until a new chair is elected.

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Two names were considered for the leadership position: April Stainback and Greg D’Elia.

Just before the vote, Solot asked who she would vote for.

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“I believe Mr. D’Elia would make a great president,” she said. “However, I think electing the only cis white male to this district board sends the wrong message to our community: a message that is contrary to what we as a council have been trying to accomplish. .”

With the influx of gender types, cisgender refers to those who identify with the gender they were given at birth.

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Based on Solot’s statements, D’Elia was born male and identifies as male.

Solot went on to say that she thinks it is important to practice what they preach as a school board and recognize that their words have power, whether they are spoken on the sidewalks of the communities that they serve or behind the tables where they sit during meetings.

“Ms. Stainback has done an exemplary job as President over the past few months, and the strength of her performance earned her my vote tonight,” Solot added.

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In a vote, eight members voted for Stainback while D’Elia was the only one who voted for himself.

D’Elia and Solot did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the matter.