Moseley comments on SB 287: ‘Inserting politics into our education system is foolish’

Today, March 31, State Rep. Chuck Moseley (D-Portage) voted in opposition on Senate Bill (SB) 287 during its final hearing in the House. The bill passed with a vote of 54-40. SB 287, which proposes to make Indiana’s school board elections partisan, mandates that candidates run under party labels such as Democrat, Republican, Independent or with a "blank space" next to their name.

Moseley released the following statement on SB 287:

“This bill directly inserts politics into our education system. In no way, shape, or form should it matter if someone’s a Democrat or Republican, or anything in between, when it comes to the integrity of educating our students of our state. School board members should be elected on merit, expertise and their commitment to our students - not their allegiance to a political party.

“Inserting politics into our education system is simply foolish. We must protect future generations of Hoosiers from this kind of foolishness.”