Why do I support Elrawd MacLearn as Trustee for Santa Barbara Unified School District?
Elrawd comes to us from a large family with 11 children. As the third eldest, he home schooled his younger siblings and watched their academics improve. He participated in student government while in college and earned a Biology BS from UCLA. I met him when he came to work at Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services.
As a young professional, Elrawd follows the SBUSD meetings, addressing the Board about proposed curricula. During the meetings that I attended, the Board rarely listened to parents and concerned citizens. Instead, the current Board has voted in favor of special interest groups and activist student speakers.