Here's a quick recap from today's court proceedings in which 21 people pleaded guilty to disrupting Wake County school board meetings in 2010.
The protesters will perform 40 hours of community service such as working in food banks and soup kitchens and pay $430 in fees. If they complete the work in the next six months, the charges will be dismissed. They can ask to have the charges expunged.
Although he entered a guilty plea, the Rev. William Barber, president of the state NAACP, still remained defiant. He pointed to last fall's school board elections as a sign they were doing what was right.
"We’re guilty of standing up for righteousness,” Barber said at a press conference where he was joined by the Rev. Nancy Petty, the Rev. Curtis Gatewood and Dante Strobino.
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Did anyone watch the
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 11:39 — jeffrey1Did anyone watch the proceeding on WRAL?
http://www.wral.com/news/video/10803164/#/vid10803164
Looks like the lawyer for Barber, Petty, and Bass made a request to waive community service. Thankfully, the judge denied the request. What happened to all those statements about accepting the consequences of their civil disobedience?
How delightful of them to
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:52 — jenman. . . .Edited because Keung clarified on another post.
Local views
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 05:17 — KempNCThe lack of responses is deafening. 2009 was monumental in NC. Most of the serious readers here know that. This group of 'protesters' have very little connection to what is actually going on here locally, and have everything to do with outside political influence. This does not reflect local views. This blog has been totally compromised. It used to be a local voice.
I think there are no
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 12:46 — jenmanI think there are no responses because like you said, we all know that these guys are all about politics and not what is really happening in our school system. They aren't worth talking about. My .02.
It's all part of a grand
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 14:18 — loriacIt's all part of a grand scheme to maintain the magnet goodies for some, and Rev. Barber gets to claim he's doing something.
Reference Richard Kahlenburg's presentation at the 2011 National Legislative Training Conference, titled "Regaining Momentum for Magnet Schools".
http ://www.magnet.edu/modules/info/2011_national_legislative_post_conference.html
There's a specific section in his presentation titled "Fighting Back in Wake County, North Carolina". The following points are taken directly from his presentation.
-Tea Party takeover in 2009 elections: 5-4 board
-Wake Coalition conferences on research to educate public
- Civil right coalition: protests, sit ins at board meetins, legal complaint with Office for Civil Rights.
-Magnet Schoool supporters rallying to protect integration. (magnets oversubscribed - need national data)
-School board squabbling - accreditation at risk
-National attention: Washington Post, Colbert Report
-Chamber of Commerc - alernative plan emphasizing choice (and retaining magnets)
-Teachers' union (NEA) supportive of integration.
Interesting. . . .
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 10:59 — jenmanInteresting. . . .
What is most telling is the
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 05:48 — starsonoursWhat is most telling is the policy they did not want to go away, has been gone for over 2 years and the world has not ended.
Wonder if they'll go this
Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:59 — DrActualFactualWonder if they'll go this easy on the protesters who think violent protests are more effective than non-violent protests.