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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEntire School Board Resigns After Trash-Talking Parents In Hot Mic Moment
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oakley-union-school-boards-resigns_n_6032526cc5b673b19b6919c1Entire School Board Resigns After Trash-Talking Parents In Hot Mic Moment
The four members of the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board in California didnt realize their meeting was being broadcast to the public.
OAKLEY, Calif. (AP) All members of a San Francisco Bay Area school board resigned days after they were heard making disparaging comments about parents at a virtual board meeting they didnt realize was being broadcast to the public.
The four members of Oakley Union Elementary School District Board had stepped down by Friday amid growing outrage that began with the boards Wednesday meeting. Before the meeting officially began and unaware the public could see and hear them, they used profanity and made jokes about parents just wanting a babysitter or to smoke pot in their home.
The incident garnered national attention and widespread condemnation.
The districts superintendent, Greg Hetrick, announced the resignation in a letter Friday and said that Contra Costa County education board members will replace them in an interim capacity, the Mercury News reported.
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Entire School Board Resigns After Trash-Talking Parents In Hot Mic Moment (Original Post)
dalton99a
Feb 2021
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Chemisse
(30,810 posts)1. They should not be having nonpublic sessions anyway!
They are there to represent the public and should only be out of public session under certain circumstances. Trash talking is not one of them.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)3. Agreed!
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)2. K&R!
Wtaf!
Must be a red area of CA?
Raine
(30,540 posts)4. It's in the San Francisco Bay area
more Democratic then Republican, not a red area.
MichMan
(11,915 posts)5. "B---, ..If you call me out, I'm going to f--you up."
Trustees were awaiting the start of the meeting when they began discussing parents letters and social media posts about reopening schools.
Beede defended herself against a parent who chided her on social media for going to a party during the coronavirus pandemic after declaring it wasnt safe to return to school.
I wasnt doing anything bad I honestly dont care about that part but are we alone? she asked the other trustees. B-, ..If you call me out, Im going to fyou up.
Beede defended herself against a parent who chided her on social media for going to a party during the coronavirus pandemic after declaring it wasnt safe to return to school.
I wasnt doing anything bad I honestly dont care about that part but are we alone? she asked the other trustees. B-, ..If you call me out, Im going to fyou up.
PJMcK
(22,035 posts)6. People still don't understand the technology they're using
It's really remarkable that so many people make such obvious mistakes with our communications technologies. (Hi, Jeffrey Toobin!)
But stupid is as stupid does.