Mrs. Anita Kurn, District 7

Mrs. Anita Kurn was elected to the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education in December 2022.

District 7: Lake Norman Elementary, Lake Norman High, Lakeshore Elementary, Lakeshore Middle, The Brawley School, Woodland Heights Elementary, and Woodland Heights Middle

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Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell, Register of Deeds Renee Holland, District Court Judge Carole A. Hicks and Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education member Anita Kurn remained unopposed when the official candidate filing period for the 2026 elections ended earlier this month.

♦ I-SS BOARD OF EDUCATION (District 7): Anita Kurn (Rep)

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Anita Kurn currently serves as the District 7 member of the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education. She was elected in December 2022.

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2026 North Carolina General Election

As of January 5, 2026, Anita Kurn did not have a website or any information online.

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Channel 9 reached out to Kurn regarding her Thunderdome comment.

She said the comment was misinterpreted and it was sarcasm.

“Fighting in our schools is not a joking matter,” Kurn said. “My response was to exhibit strong disagreement with having students fight to resolve their issues.”

James said she wants board members to remember the oath they took.

Text messages between school board members raise questions

Opposes students fighting to resolve conflicts.

- Opposes students fighting to resolve conflicts.

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Anita Kurn

As of January 5, 2026, Anita Kurn’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Meet Our Board

Anita Kurn was elected to the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education in December 2022.

Anita is currently a member of the Iredell-Statesville Board of Education. She was elected in December 2022 and is serving her first term.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

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