Cupertino school board candidate’s probable election leaves some LGBTQ families anxious

AS ONE CUPERTINO Union School District candidate inches toward a win, alarm bells are sounding among LGBTQ+ advocates worried about his stance on inclusive curriculum.

Parent Long Jiao’s apparent second-place finish for one of the two open seats on the five-person school board has families worried about what it could mean for queer students and faculty. Jiao has about 21.1% of the vote as of Thursday, behind top vote-getter and sitting board member Sylvia Leong with about 35.9%. Lakshmi Sharma is trailing Jiao, with about 19.3% of the vote.