Bettina Umstead

  • Worked for the Equity Collaborative, an organization that promoted Critical Race Theory and trained teachers in school districts across the nation. She worked as an “equity leadership coach.”
  • After President Trump was elected, she wrote in a post on LinkedIn: “I woke up thinking about how our educators will need to hold space for students and staff to process what has happened and what’s to come.”
  • Issued a public statement about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Said she was “deeply troubled” by the increase in immigration enforcement around the Durham community.
  • Voted for LGBTQIA and Gender Support policy that allows school employees to keep secrets from parents about gender transitioning of their children at school.
  • Recognized March 31, 2025 to be celebrated in Durham Public Schools as “Transgender Day of Visibility.”