Cobb school board member David Banks’ “ethnicity study” latest controversy
By Rebecca Gaunt David Banks, vice chair of the Cobb County School Board, is stirring up backlash again with his latest email newsletter in which he states that two years…
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Cobb School board member David Banks’ emails raise ethics questions
By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School Board Vice Chairman David Banks is still sending emails to parents that refer to COVID-19 as the “China virus,” despite community backlash from a…
David Banks using official Cobb County School District email to discourage COVID-19 vaccination
By Rebecca Gaunt David Banks, vice chairman of the Cobb County School Board, hasn’t let previous criticism stop him when it comes to disseminating debunked COVID-19 information. The latest email,…
As more classes go virtual, Cobb school board member emails false information to the public
By Rebecca Gaunt Cobb County School Board Vice-Chairman David Banks, who already made the news this week for emailing false COVID-19 information to the community, continued to disseminate misinformation via…
Julia Hurtado concedes Board of Education District 5 race
Julia Hurtado, Democratic Party candidate for Cobb Board of Education District 5, has conceded her race against Republican incumbent David Banks. With 100 percent of county precincts reporting, Hurtado lost…
Julia Hurtado, Democratic Cobb Board of Education candidate for Post 5 discusses her campaign
Democratic candidate for Cobb County’s Board of Education Post 5, Julia Hurtado, answered questions from the Courier about her campaign and her background. Hurtado is running to unseat David Banks,…
Pro-Immigrant Advocates Call for Resignation of Cobb School Board Member
At a press conference in Marietta’s Glover Park this morning a coalition of advocacy groups called for the resignation of Cobb County school board member David Banks over a racially-tinged…