Hamilton County school board candidate Gary Patterson says teachers aren’t being supported with enough equipment and supplies to meet the education needs of students.
If elected to the District 6 seat on the Hamilton County Board of Education, Mr. Patterson, 62, said he plans to get more books and tools in the hands of teachers. Joe Galloway also is running for the seat, which represents seven schools. Longtime District 6 school board member Janice Boydston is not running this year.
“If we force students to go to school, we should furnish some of that stuff, especially for those who are deprived,” Mr. Patterson said. “Why can’t the school board come up with some money for that?”
Mr. Patterson, who first ran for a position on the school board 20 years ago and lost, said he began thinking about running for the post again when he retired this year and had more time for public service.
He had worked as a mechanic, servicing heavy equipment owned by Hamilton County.