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Board of Education, Moore County Schools · Member at-Large

Jim Pedersen

Candidate for Board of Education, Moore County Schools, Member at-Large

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Background

Occupation
Former director, Moore County Department of Veteran Services

A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former director of the Moore County Department of Veteran Services. He has also worked in nonprofit operations management and as a financial analyst for a commercial real estate firm.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports full school resource officer coverage and classroom discipline

    Board of Education Races Feature Full Slate of Candidates

    News coverage · The Pilot (Southern Pines) · thepilot.com

    “Teachers are not social workers. They should be allowed to teach without constant disruption, and parents must be held accountable for student behavior.”
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Education

  • Opposes inappropriate library materials and co-ed athletics safety risks

    Board of Education Races Feature Full Slate of Candidates

    News coverage · The Pilot (Southern Pines) · thepilot.com

    “Inappropriate materials in school libraries, safety risks in co-ed athletics, and serious discipline and violence issues are brushed aside”
    Report

  • Supports competitive teacher pay and fewer bureaucratic burdens

    Board of Education Races Feature Full Slate of Candidates

    News coverage · The Pilot (Southern Pines) · thepilot.com

    “He says recruiting and retaining teachers requires competitive pay, benefits and “cutting bureaucratic burdens.””
    Report

Government & transparency

  • Opposes district leadership's spending and lack of transparency

    Board of Education Races Feature Full Slate of Candidates

    News coverage · The Pilot (Southern Pines) · thepilot.com

    “deeply concerned and frankly appalled by the incompetence, wasteful spending, lack of transparency and poor leadership at the top of Moore County Schools”
    Report

Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jim Pedersen on them.

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

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