A Maryland school district’s selection of a “student member” was free of any constitutional strictures because a federal trial court deemed it “not a popular election.” In a brief to the Fourth Circuit, YAF argued the student member selection is subject to constitutional scrutiny, and the process is ripe with potential for abuse. If the county can set aside a school board member for election by one special interest group, like public schoolers, what would stop them from doing the same for another special interest group, like the Young Socialists of America?
Date Commenced: May 15, 2023
