Kingsburg Joint Union High School District recall, California (2015)
| Kingsburg Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees recall |
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| Officeholders |
Three other board members |
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| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2015 Recalls in California California recall laws School board recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall four members of the Kingsburg Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees in California failed to submit enough signatures to get on the ballot.[1] All five board trustees became the focus of public criticism following a decision to reorganize the district's football staff. Recall proponents argued that the issue extended beyond the football matter to a general lack of transparency from the board in its decision making process. The recall effort then targeted four of those members.[2][3]
Recall supporters
Though recall supporters said they were disappointed in the board's decision to reorganize the district's football staff, they also said they were dissatisfied with how decisions had been made. The notices of intent to recall said the board members were "self-serving and thus causing harm to children and the community which they serve." The notice also said the board members had "betrayed the trust given them by the taxpayers of KJUHSD."[2]
Recall opponents
Response by Jackson
In response to the recall notices, Jackson, president of the school board at the time, said:
| “ | There are things by law we cannot divulge. However, I can assure you that protecting your kids in all areas is their number one priority. These citizen board members care a lot about what the people of Kingsburg want in their schools.[4] | ” |
| —School Board President Rick Jackson (2015)[2] | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
All five members of the board of trustees were given notices of intent to recall in May 2015, but the recall effort later stopped targeting one of the members. The recall targets had seven days to file a response to the recall with the Fresno County Registrar of Voters. The next step in the process for the recall supporters was to get their petition language approved by the registrar. They had until September 8, 2015, to collect enough signatures to get the recall on the ballot, but they did not submit the signatures on time.[1][2][3]
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See also
- Kingsburg Joint Union High School District, California
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2015
- School board recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbey Smith, Email communication with Robert Bergstrom, Program Coordinator for the Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, September 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Kingsburg Recorder, "Recall effort begins: Notice of intent filed to petition for recall of five KJUHSD board members," May 20, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fresno Bee, "School board recall elections popping up in the Valley," August 2, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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