Two members of the school board in Norristown Reail are starting a recording campaign for re -election In the hope of preserving the Latin national team in the school district, whose student body is half Latin.
President of the Management Board Chris Jaramillo and a member of the board of Tessi Ruiz announced a campaign for basic elections on May 20 On Wednesday evening, months ANDAfter local democrats, they refused to supportme The current re -election and candidates were then removed from voting in accordance with the law to their petition.
At the beginning of this year, the Democratic Committee in Norristown, East Norriton and West Norriton voted in support of a number of newcomers and the leader of the party Bill Caldwell for five school board positions.
If the slate, currently the only candidates for voting for each page, would be elected in November, the school board would lose all its Latin representation.
As the immigration detention reports in Norristown and the rest of the Philadelphia area, Jaramillo said that Latin students and parents in the district are necessary for representatives to have their culture and experiences.
Democrats in Norristown, he said, did not manage to properly condemn the policy of President Donald Trump regarding immigration.
“They do not speak contrary to these problems that affect the community we serve,” said Jarymillo in an interview. “It is important to continue to press this vote for everyone in the community, because this representation is crucial.”
Jaramillo insisted that local democrats abandon his support and Ruiz only because they voted last year for rejecting the tax reduction for inexpensive housing development in Norristown. The project received support from the leaders of Norristown and Montgomery County, and the executive director of the development company was a vast donor of the leader of the majority of Pennsylvania House Matt Bradford (D., Montgomery), which represents this area.
Jaramillo said on Thursday that the party decided to attack itself and Ruiz, and “sacrifice us for their benefits.”
The situation repeated the allegations that harassed the Democratic Party of Montgomery in recent years of culture, which has a fatigue of opposition.
In an interview last month, Caldwell said that the tax restriction was a factor of his refusal to support the re -election offer of Jaramillo. But he called this an example of broad fears about the management of the board of Jaramillo and growing tensions between the school board and other local leaders.
In addition to his role conducting the Local Democratic Committee, Caldwell is a former supervisor of Norristown and the first deputy in the Montgomery Treasurer’s office, led by Jason Salus, chairman of the Foreign of Forens.
Caldwell did not immediately answer at the request for a comment on the auction of Jaramillo and Ruiz.
Latinos in Norristown were frustrated by the refusal of the local support party of Jaramillo and Ruiz, arguing that the party ignored the needs of Latin students and parents. They said that Jaramillo and Ruiz played a key role in representing Latin families on the board and ensure listening to their voices. They said that these voices would be particularly vital because the Trump administration would augment the enforcement of immigration law throughout the country, distributing fear through the community.
“At a time when our Latin community is below Attack is necessary Jaramillo and Ruiz they were again chosen. It is a matter of justice and justice, “said Stephanie Vincent, the main organizer of Community for Change, in a message informing about the campaign. The Vincent organization supports efforts.
In addition to Caldwell, local democrats supported Cynthia Davenport, a retired multicultural marketing consultant and a current substitute teacher; Terell Dale, engineer; Jeremiah Lemke, former school headmaster in northern Philadelphia, who is currently working for non -educational organizations; and Jordan Alexander, a social activist.
In an interview last month, Caldwell said that the slate would be in favor of Latin students and was a diverse group of candidates.
“We are black, we are white, we are lgbtq. We come from origin where we are not a majority in the room,” he said.
