Parents Speak Out

Well, today’s anti-mandatory year-round meeting in Apex drew quite a crowd. Roughly 500 people attended, which I think is a great showing on a pretty Sunday afternoon! Nine “panelists” focused on various aspects of the issue in a shared power point presentation. There were some elected officials in attendance, including County Commissioners Tony Gurley and Joe Bryan, Representative Nelson Dollar, Mayor Keith Weatherly of Apex, Mayor Dick Sears of Holly Springs, some candidates vying for seats in the November election, and of course School Board member Ron Margiotta (who received a standing ovation even before he spoke).

Thanks to all of you who came, or who were there in spirit. More posting tomorrow, but it is late. It's been a long day, and I need to sleep for now.

Here are some photos from the forum: