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Jaillene and her husband have four sons, all of whom attend Marietta City Schools. She is on the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Regional Health Board, on Marietta's Mentoring for Leadership Board of Directors, and is currently president of the West Side Elementary Parent Teacher Association. She and her family attend Stonebridge Church.

Jaillene was previously Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle's communications director. She also worked as a press secretary and spokesperson on Capitol Hill.

Jaillene Hunter's campaign for the board of education is her first entry into politics.

Jaillene's stance on the school system budget is not available at this time.

School System Budget

Jaillene's stance on equity is not available at this time.

Equity

Jaillene's stance on college and career readiness is not available at this time.

College & Career Readiness

Marietta Daily

She and other parents sent an open letter to the Marietta Board of Education in July 2020 asking them to reject the superintendent's recommendation to have school virtually all school year.

Said, "students need to be in the classroom, full time, with as few obstacles to learning as possible. I believe mask wearing should be a decision left to individual students and their parents, however, should MCS data conclusively show mask wearing in our schools reduces transmission during times of high community spread, then I would let the data drive such a decision in a limited and temporary manner."

- She and other parents sent an open letter to the Marietta Board of Education in July 2020 asking them to reject the superintendent's recommendation to have school virtually all school year.
- Said, "students need to be in the classroom, full time, with as few obstacles to learning as possible. I believe mask wearing should be a decision left to individual students and their parents, however, should MCS data conclusively show mask wearing in our schools reduces transmission during times of high community spread, then I would let the data drive such a decision in a limited and temporary manner."

COVID

Jaillene Hunter

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day. 
- Some Board of Education members are elected by the entire city, while others represent specific districts. 
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.
