Candidate List of Shame

Joyce Fletcher, Republican for District 1 Magistrate

Critical Race Theory & Diversity Equity and Inclusion

In April 2019, Ms. Fletcher approved a contract for a Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion consultant named Michelle Shelton for $9,600. An additional contract was approved in May 2019, for $15,500. You can find additional payments at this link.

The Superintendent at the time championed this effort.

According to the consultant's contract, the program would include some of these objectives:

The push for these DEI/CRT initiatives sparked outrage among the community, which caused a large protest to ensue at the June, 2021 School Board meeting.

At this meeting, Ms. Fletcher had made several disrespectful remarks.

As a man was speaking, she laughed at him, interrupted him, tried to stop him from speaking and argued with him.

Next, as the protesters were leaving, she was caught on a hot mic saying, "And don't forget your F'ing signs."

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OVEC (Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative)

In January 2022, Ms. Fletcher voted to partner with OVEC to recruit teachers to our district that were "equipped and committed to using instructional strategies that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with intentionally designed efforts", including "demonstrating DEI-infused instructional strategies."

Two years later, our Attorney General stated that DEI practices were unconstitutional.

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