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Carol Bacha (Mother Elizabeth), Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 11, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

Carol Bacha, also known as Mother Elizabeth. (© FlaglerLive)

Carol Bacha, also known as Mother Elizabeth, is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Bacha is running in District 3 against Paul Mucciolo and incumbent Colleen Conklin.

Colleen Conklin, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 8, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 7 Comments

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Colleen Conklin is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Conklin, a five-term incumbent, is running in District 3 against Paul Mucciolo and Carol (Sister Elizabeth) Bacha.

Paul Mucciolo, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 7, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Paul Mucciolo is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Mucciolo is running in District 3 against incumbent Colleen Conklin and Carol Bacha, also known as Mother Elizabeth.

Vincent Lyon, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 5, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Vincent Lyon is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Lyon is running in District 1  against Jill Woolbright.

Jill Woolbright, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 5, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Jill Woolbright is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Woolbright is running in District 1  against Vincent Lyon.

Cheryl Massaro, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 10 Comments

Cheryl Massaro is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Massaro is running in District 5 against first-term incumbent Maria Barbosa.

Maria Barbosa, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 3, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Maria Barbosa. (© FlaglerLive)

Maria Barbosa is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 18 primary election. Barbosa is running in District 5 against Cheryl Massaro.

The School Board’s Proposed Decorum Rules Are a Pretext to Silence Critical Information

February 6, 2020 | Pierre Tristam | 20 Comments

The Flagler County School Board has taken to plastering its rules outside meeting rooms. (© FlaglerLive)

The Flagler County School Board is considering speech restrictions at its meetings that include comment cards before a person can speak and prohibiting references to staff, students or anyone in the district.

See Something, Say Something? 3 Flagler School Board Members Say Not If It’s Cancer.

August 25, 2019 | Pierre Tristam | 28 Comments

Opposition to the Flagler Health Department’s proposal to offer the HPV vaccine in schools is driven by three board members echoing the rhetoric of vaccine denialism though various irrational pretexts.

Flagler Health Department Chief Calls School Board Member ‘Anti-Science’ in Vaccine Clash

August 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Robert Snyder, left, heads the Flagler Health Department. Maria Barbosa was elected to the Flagler County School Board in 2016. (© FlaglerLive)

Flagler Health Department Administrator Robert Snyder in a live show on WNZF today accused School Board member Maria Barbosa of being “anti-science” and “anti-vaccines,” in a discussion on making the HPV vaccine available to students in schools.

Divided School Board Blocks Internal Hire of Next Superintendent, Opting for Fast Search

February 1, 2017 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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In a 3-2 split, Flagler School Board members opted against cutting short the search for Superintendent Jacob Oliva with an immediate, internal hire despite the risks of an expedited, broader search to fill the position by June 1.

In “Retreat,” Flagler School Board Meets to Revamp Its Rules as Tucker Seeks Streamlining

December 20, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

The public is not likely to detect too many changes, other than the obvious reduction in actual meetings, which will be cut in half. But more subtle changes will be apparent.

Myra Middleton-Valentine, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

October 22, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 6 Comments

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Myra Middleton-Valentine is a candidate for the Flagler County School Board, running against Paul Anderson, Maria Barbosa, and Sharon Demers. All registered Flagler County voters may cast a ballot in the Aug. 30 primary in this non-partisan race regardless of party affiliation. The winner will be decided on Aug. 30.

Maria Barbosa, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

October 21, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

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Maria Barbosa is a candidate for the Flagler County School Board, running against Myra Middleton Valentine in the Nov. 8 runoff. Barbosa’s largely plagiarized answers to her first interview, when she unsuccessfully ran in 2014, are reproduced here, as she declined to be interviewed for the current election.

Sharon Demers, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 8, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

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Sharon Demers is a candidate for the Flagler County School Board, running against Paul Anderson, Maria Barbosa, and Myra Middleton-Valentine. All registered Flagler County voters may cast a ballot in the Aug. 30 primary in this non-partisan race regardless of party affiliation. The winner will be decided on Aug. 30.

Paul Anderson, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 6, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 3 Comments

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Paul Anderson is a candidate for the Flagler County School Board, running against Sharon Demers, Maria Barbosa, and Myra Middleton-Valentine. All registered Flagler County voters may cast a ballot in the Aug. 30 primary in this non-partisan race regardless of party affiliation. The winner will be decided on Aug. 30.

Jason Sands, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 5, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 5 Comments

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Jason Sands is a candidate for the Flagler County School Board, running against Colleen Conklin All registered Flagler County voters may cast a ballot in the Aug. 30 primary in this non-partisan race regardless of party affiliation. The winner will be decided on Aug. 30.

Colleen Conklin, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 4, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

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Colleen Conklin is a candidate for the Flagler County School Board, running against Jason Sands All registered Flagler County voters may cast a ballot in the Aug. 30 primary in this non-partisan race regardless of party affiliation. The winner will be decided on Aug. 30.

Lynnette Callender, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | Leave a Comment

Lynnette Callender is a practicing attorney and former member of the Daytona State College board. (© FlaglerLive)

Lynnette Callender is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Janet McDonald, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 20 Comments

Janet McDonald is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Toni Baker, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Toni Baker is one of four candidates for District 2 of the Flagler County School Board. (© FlaglerLive)

Toni Baker is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Michael McElroy, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 13 Comments

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Michael McElroy is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Trevor Tucker, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview (2014)

August 25, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 4 Comments

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Trevor Tucker is one of eight candidates in three races for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election: all Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

Andy Dance, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

Andy Dance is running in District 1 for Flagler County School Board and facing Maria Barbosa in the Aug. 26 primary election. All Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

John Fischer, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview (2014)

August 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

John Fischer, the incumbent in District 2 of the Flagler County School Board, faces three challengers. He has refused to amnswer any questions about his candidacy.

Maria Barbosa, Flagler County School Board Candidate: The Live Interview

August 24, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

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Maria Barbosa is challenging incumbent Andy Dance in District 1 for Flagler County School Board in the Aug. 26 primary election. She is one of eight candidates in three races for the school board. All Flagler voters, regardless of party affiliation and address, may cast a ballot in these races.

First Maria Barbosa, Now Andy Dance: 2 Taints of Plagiarism, But Only One Admits It

August 11, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 25 Comments

Flagler County School Board Chairman Andy Dance acknowledges that he 'screwed up,' and called his plagiarism a 'teachable moment.' (© FlaglerLive)

Andy Dance, the chairman of the Flagler County School Board and a candidate for re-election against Maria Barbosa, fully acknowledged and apologized for instances of plagiarism noted in his News-Journal interview, a sharp contrast with Barbosa’s more extensive plagiarism, which she has neither explained nor admitted.

Extensive Plagiarism Detected in Flagler School Board Candidate Maria Barbosa’s Interview

August 4, 2014 | FlaglerLive | 36 Comments

Out of 15 questions Maria P. Barbosa answered, 14 instances of plagiarism were detected, including lines lifted from her opponent Andy Dance’s website, from School Board member Colleen Conklin’s interview, and from numerous other academic, journalism and political web sites.

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