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Charles Kucinski recall, Nutley Public Schools, New Jersey (2021)
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An effort to recall Charles Kucinski from his position on the Nutley Public Schools Board of Education in New Jersey did not go to a vote in 2021.[1]
The recall effort began in June 2021.[2] Supporters of the effort said they were not happy with the district's efforts to return elementary school students to school full time. At the time the recall effort started, elementary school students were attending school five half-days a week due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Kucinski was re-elected to the nine-member board in 2019.[2][3]
To read about other recall efforts related to the coronavirus and government responses to the pandemic, click here.
Recall supporters
The group leading the recall effort included more than 250 parents. Laure Del Tufo, a member of the group, said group members felt they had no other choice after spending months calling for the board to allow elementary school students to return to school full time. "It was clear to us that Mr. Kucinski hasn’t demonstrated the capability or desire to do everything possible to reopen the schools for our children," Del Tufo said.[2]
Recall opponents
Ballotpedia did not identify any responses to the recall effort.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in New Jersey
Recall supporters filed a letter of intent to recall with the Essex County Clerk's Office in June 2021. To get the recall on the ballot, recall supporters would have had to collect signatures from 25% of registered voters in the school district in 160 days.[2][4]
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
- Nutley Public Schools, New Jersey
- Recall campaigns in New Jersey
- Political recall efforts, 2021
- School board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ northjersey.com, "Two newcomers join Nutley school board, one incumbent retains seat," November 15, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 NorthJersey.com, "Nutley parents aim to recall school board president, saying kids need full day in class," June 5, 2021
- ↑ Nutley Public Schools, "Members of the Board of Education," accessed June 7, 2021
- ↑ New Jersey School Boards Association, "UNIFORM RECALL ELECTION LAW FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS," accessed October 25, 2021
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