“All we have done is replicated the same young people, having the same access, in the same schools, under the cover of CTE programming, which … is supposed to open up opportunities,” Santelises said during heated remarks at a recent school board meeting. “We’re giving kids in certain high schools certificates that do not enable them to earn a family-sustaining wage. It looks pretty to say, ‘Don’t we have CTE and aren’t we giving kids jobs?’ But if we’re honest, we’re channeling them into low-wage positions.”