On Tuesday, Hillsborough County school board members agreed to hold a session on policies and guidelines regarding guest speakers in schools. Some members of the community have expressed indignation that a member of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) was allowed to speak at Steinbrenner High School last fall.
Reacting to the controversy, Phillip Bishop says the school board should maintain a consistent secular approach and either invite members of all faiths (including atheists) to speak, or not invite anyone.
Bishop is one of five Hillsborough county residents who have filed papers to run for the Hillsborough County school board's District 7 countywide seat this August, the seat held by incumbent Carol Kurdell for the past 20 years.
Because right now it's the most crowded of any race in Hillsborough County, CL reached out to learn a little more about the men (no women have filed for this seat yet) who want to serve on the board.
This article appears in Mar 1-7, 2012.