<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=39drhA_1GlzGEOY00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=39drhA_1GlzGEOY00" width="1200" height="600" >COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Democrats gained a seat on the Cobb County Board of Education on Tuesday, giving them the board’s majority for the first time in years. Democrat Micheal Garza defeated Republican board Vice Chair David Chastain for Post 4, 55% to 45%. The result flips the board from a 4-3 Republican majority to a 4-3 Democratic majority.As recently as 2018, Republicans held a 6-1 advantage on the board. They have held a 4-3 majority since 2020.Keith McNulty of the East Cobb Democrats said the race went deeper than a left-right divide.“This race was not about politics,” McNulty said. “This was a race about restoring integrity to the school board of Cobb County.”He said Democrats intend to bring accountability and transparency to Cobb County Schools.The Cobb County Board of Education has faced a series of controversies in recent years.In 2023, the district removed elementary teacher Katie Rinderle after she read a book about a non-binary child she obtained from the school’s book fair to her class. Subsequent school board hearings about Rinderle’s status led at one point to a brawl outside the school board building.Garza made the district’s book bans and its decision to stop livestreaming public comments a focus of his campaign.“It was a really arrogant move by the board, but it’s a reflection of the overall environment of politics in America in 2026,” McNulty said of the livestreaming decision.The Cobb County school board declined to comment. Garza was not available for an interview Wednesday.McNulty said the change in majority will affect school board meetings starting in January.“Only a majority can bring items onto the agenda,” McNulty said.</div></body>

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COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Democrats gained a seat on the Cobb County Board of Education on Tuesday, giving them the board’s majority for the first time in years. Democrat Micheal Garza defeated Republican board Vice Chair David Chastain for Post 4, 55% to 45%. The...

Democrats win majority on Cobb County school board

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COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Democrats gained a seat on the Cobb County Board of Education on Tuesday, giving them the board’s majority for the 

Democrats win majority on Cobb County school board

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