Alameda Unified School District board recall, Alameda County, California (2009)
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An effort to recall three members of the Alameda Unifed School District (AUSD) school board was launched in August 2009.[1]
The recall effort is led by a group called S.E.R.V.E. Alameda and is directed against three of five of the AUSD school board members: Tracy Jensen, Niel Tam and Ron Mooney.[2]
The reason given for launching the recall effort is an anti-bullying curriculum that Jensen, Tam and Mooney voted to adopt. The curriculum includes nine lesson plans. One of the lesson plans focuses on anti-gay bullying. Those who support the recall effort are upset that none of the lesson plans focus on race, ethnicity, gender, disability, nationality or religion.[3]
AUSD is in Alameda County, California. The district serves about 10,000 students. The district is currently being sued over Alameda Unified School District Measure H (June 2008).
Responses by recall targets
Recall targets are allowed to provide written responses to the list of grievances laid out on recall petitions by recall organizers. Some of the written responses provided by the recall targets are:
- Tracy Jensen: "Sixty-two percent of Alameda teachers asked the school board to give them curriculum to teach students to respect others...The school board voted to make schools safer by adopting an anti-bullying curriculum that was approved by the California Department of Education.".[4]
- Neil Tam: "As a member of the Alameda Unified School District school board, it is my responsibility to think about the good of our children, teachers and parents. Providing a safe inclusive school environment is a top priority." [4]
- Ron Mooney: "Simply put, proponents of the recall have their facts wrong...Based on feedback I received, my vote represents the will of the majority of our families and residents — not the opinion of a small, vocal group" and that his vote made "...sure our schools are inclusive and safe for all children and families. I voted to support our teachers and administration, and to provide the tools they need to educate our youth."[4]
Opponents of the recall have organized into a group called "No on Alameda Recall Campaign."[5]
Path to the ballot
8,447 signatures must be obtained on three separate recall petitions in order for recall organizers to force a recall election on each of their three targets.[4]
The Webster Street Jam in Alameda on September 12, an annual street festival, included tables manned by supporters and opponents of the recall. Recall supporters were collecting signatures on the recall petitions, and recall opponents were asking people not to sign the petition and, in the case of those who had already signed it, asking people to remove their signatures.[5]
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References
- ↑ School board recall threatened, August 9, 2009
- ↑ Mercury News, "Three school board trustees face recall", August 13, 2009
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Total Recall", August 10, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Alameda Sun, "School Board Recall Moving Forward", August 27, 2009
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Alameda Sun, "Webster Jam Turns Part Signature-Fest", September 17, 2009
