I am writing this letter in favor of an elected school board here in Charlottesville [“Dems divided on elected school board,” 7 Days, September 20]. The reason is very obvious to me why we need an elected school board. It is because of the past year. What an elected school board will mean is that the people—not City Council—will choose their representatives to the school board. On November 8, vote yes on the school board referendum. This is your chance for an elected school board. Don’t let it slip away.
Lewis Lee, Jr.
Charlottesville