NORTH CAORLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, 11/08/2022 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS - BUNCOMBE

Plans to ensure "tax dollars are well spent and accounted for in the schools equally."

- Plans to ensure "tax dollars are well spent and accounted for in the schools equally."

School Facilities & Resources

Plans to focus on providing an education that is relevant today and celebrates the individual learning accomplishments of each student.

- Plans to focus on providing an education that is relevant today and celebrates the individual learning accomplishments of each student.

Access to Education

As of May 17, 2025, Greg Parks’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Teachers

Candidate website

Opposes "any kind of sexuality or gender ideology" in schools.

Opposes teaching on race and racism in schools.

Plans to focus on providing a strong education and services based on the needs of students, parents, teachers, and residents.

- Opposes "any kind of sexuality or gender ideology" in schools.
- Opposes teaching on race and racism in schools.
- Plans to focus on providing a strong education and services based on the needs of students, parents, teachers, and residents.

School Curriculum

Opposes transgender-inclusive policies in school sports. 

- Opposes transgender-inclusive policies in school sports. 

Student Wellbeing

Greg Parks

Buncombe Schools

As of May 17, 2025, Ann B. Franklin did not have a website or any information online.

LinkedIn

Ann B. Franklin

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 