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Updated: 10:20 AM Jul 21, 2008
NAACP Wants Pitt County School Board To Suspend Peaden
The NAACP asks school board members to consider removing Billy Ray Peaden from the school board as he faces felony charges. Posted: 8:47 PM Jul 20, 2008Reporter: Lynnette Taylor |
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In a letter to the Pitt County Board of Education the NAACP made a request to take immediate action against school board member, Billy Ray Peaden.
You may remember, Peaden was arrested and charged with two counts of felony possession of a firearm and possession of illegal video poker gaming machines inside his stores.
Calvin Henderson Pitt County's NAACP President says this is not a black and white issue.
He says if a teacher or employee had the same charges they would be suspended.
Which is the the point Henderson says he wants to make to School Board Members.
"It's definitely not about race, it's about what's right and what's wrong and what's in the best interest of our children and our community that's what's it's all about."
Billy Peaden maintains his innocence. He is free on a 45-thousand dollar bond. Peaden also serves as a trustee at University Health Systems.
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Any intelligent human of any race has to realize what a joke the NAACP really is!!! The biggest joke of all is Rev.Barber!!!
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Dear Cindy: If the Great State of NC has its' way, Mr. Peaden will get a new uniform. Black and white pin stripes with the word "Inmate" stamped on the back. I wonder if all his future classmates learn more and are less disruptive with uniforms on. I guess he'll be on a sebatical and he can report his findings after he returns from the poky.
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I concur w/ the comments that the NAACP has no real business in calling for anything regarding Billy Bob Peaden. If the boards he serves on feel he needs to get off, so be it. I think he needs to go now. What is curious, is that several years ago a BLACK Pitt County Commissioner was caught smoking crack at a local car wash. I don't remember the NAACP calling this commissioner to step down. NAACP: Where were you then??
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