School board battle becoming personal

body’s June 20 meeting.

By Hunter Hine Staff Writer

(July 21, 2023) Simmering disagreements between Worcester County Board of Education members

Katie Addis and Elena McComas broke out into the open last Tuesday, with McComas accusing Addis of tarnishing fellow members’ reputations since she was elected last November.

When the floor opened to board member discussion, Addis countered that McComas, who joined the board in 2016, had been unprofessional and had embarrassed herself at that

“I find it interesting that the very board member who indicated that I had too much to say during board comments, and called my comments manifestos, decided to have his own manifesto last meeting. Apparently these manifestos are catching on.”

McComas had alleged at the June session that Addis smeared her on social media by calling her a “porn lover” (presumably in a dispute over curricula or contents of certain books in the schools), while Addis denied having said or written that and then chastised McComas for turning to personal attacks (the existence of such a post has not been confirmed).

“For the past year, during your

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