> For some reason, school boards are terrible at the use-mention distinction. School boards are mostly comprised of average enough people, who are generally qu

> For some reason, school boards are terrible at the use-mention distinction. School boards are mostly comprised of average enough people, who are generally quite bad at this distinction. Although with school boards it's a bit worse because school board members can selectively choose not to recognize this distinction as a cudgel against their petty opponents (the lower the stakes, the nastier the fights...)