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Bill Wilson recall, Fremont Union High School District, California (2021)
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An effort to recall William "Bill" Wilson from his position on the Fremont Union High School District board of trustees in California did not go to a vote in 2021. Recall supporters did not submit signatures by the deadline.[1] Recall supporters would have had to submit 11,730 signatures from residents of the school district by September 27, 2021, to get the recall on the ballot.[2]
Recall supporters said the district was too slow to reopen schools to in-person instruction after the number of COVID-19 cases began to ebb in the county.[3]
Wilson first joined the board in 2006. He was re-elected in an at-large election for three seats on November 6, 2018.
To read about other recall efforts related to the coronavirus and government responses to the pandemic, click here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters approved the recall petitions against Wilson for circulation. To get the recall on the ballot, recall supporters would have had to collect 11,730 signatures from residents of the school district in 160 days. The deadline was September 27, 2021. The number of signatures was equal to 15% of registered voters in the school district.[3][2]
About the district
Fremont Union High School District is located in Santa Clara County, California. It is classified as a small city school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 10,973 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised six schools.[4]
During the 2018-2019 school year, 12.9% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 7.3% were English language learners, and 9.9% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP).[5]
| Racial Demographics, 2018-2019 | ||
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| Race | Fremont Union High School District (%) | California K-12 students (%) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | N/A | 0.5 |
| Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 62.2 | 11.7 |
| Black | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| Hispanic | 14.3 | 54.6 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Two or More Races | 5.9 | 4.5 |
| White | 16.5 | 22.9 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Ballotpedia covered 35 coronavirus-related recall efforts against 94 officials in 2022, accounting for 13% of recalls that year. This is a decrease from both 2020 and 2021. COVID-related recalls accounted for 37% of all recall efforts in both 2020 and 2021. In 2020, there were 87 COVID-related recalls against 89 officials, and in 2021, there were 131 against 214 officials.
The chart below compares coronavirus-related recalls to recalls for all other reasons in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
2021 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia tracked 92 school board recall efforts against 237 board members in 2021. Recall elections against 17 board members were held in 2021. The school board recall success rate was 0.42%.
The chart below details the status of 2021 recall efforts by individual school board member.
See also
- Fremont Union High School District, California
- Fremont Union High School District elections (2018)
- Fremont Union High School District elections (2014)
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- School board recalls
External links
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- Fremont Union High School District
- Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Bren Lehr, Elections Division Coordinator, Candidate Services Division Manager, County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters," October 4, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters," June 29, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Daily Post, "Parents in four South Bay school districts want to recall school board members over school closings," May 8, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021
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