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Paine running for Oak Ridge school board

Posted at 1:00 pm August 16, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Laurie Paine

Laurie Paine

Laurie Paine, who led the recent protests to restore bus transportation to students, has announced she is running for the Oak Ridge Board of Education.

Paine said she is running because she wants children to be the top priority in the community.

“I am the proud mother of three children currently in the Oak Ridge school system: Kaitlan, Tyler, and Tristan,” Paine said in a press release. “My daughter Alexis recently graduated from Oak Ridge High School and is now attending the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga.”

Paine said she has lived in Oak Ridge for 26 years and has witnessed many changes, “some good and some bad. It’s time for change again and that change needs to start at the top with the leadership on the Board of Education.”

In her campaign and as an elected representative, Paine said she will continue pursuing the following: [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: accounting, bus transportation, business management, children, education, Laurie Paine, Oak Ridge Board of Education, quality education, school board, school finances, transportation, walk zone, walk zones

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