I can tell a lot of folks are not involved in local school board business. The Republican tactics that you are witnessing on a Federal level began at the local level. It flew under the radar because y'all probably didn't vote on the non-presidential election years. Then there's the Republicans who voted for these folks because the candidates campaigned on anti-CRT anti-transgender and anti-mask rhetoric. Here's a tip for you: watch the archived school board videos from 2020.