Ohio GOP moves forward bill to strip powers from Board of Ed. after losing control to Democrats

[RandySF]

Democratic-affiliated candidates won control over the State Board of Education in Ohio, and one week later, Republican lawmakers moved a bill forward to strip their powers.

For the first time in years, progressive candidates will control the elected seats on the executive agency, regulating if a resolution is able to pass or not. Candidates are voted on as nonpartisan candidates, however, each leans conservative or progressive and will be endorsed by a party. School board candidates tend to share their beliefs publicly.

Three of the five seats up for grabs were taken by liberal candidates. Tom Jackson, of Solon, beat out incumbent Tim Miller by about 50,000 votes. Teresa Fedor, a now-former state senator from Toledo, beat opponent Sarah McGervey by more than 30,000 votes. Katie Hofmann, of Cincinnati, beat out incumbent Jenny Kilgore by around 30,000 votes.

“We’re just looking forward to getting back to Columbus and doing the people’s work,” Jackson told OCJ/WEWS.

Now, seven of the 11 elected seats are held by Democrats. The elected seats ensure that the total board can’t pass all resolutions it wants, since it needs a 2/3 majority. Of the 19 total seats, eight were appointed by Gov. DeWine. Now, with 12 GOP seats, a Democrat would need to switch over for policy to pass. This could change depending on attendance.




https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/11/21/ohio-gop-moves-forward-bill-to-strip-powers-from-board-of-ed-after-losing-control-to-democrats/

[Lovie777]

1. That's got to be illegal .....

[Hope22]

2. Yes looking forward to using their gerrymandered position

to reverse the will of the people. We are being held hostage in this state and require an intervention!

[Freethinker65]

3. They can't wait until next gerrymandered election to regain control to dumb down Ohio Public Ed?

[Raven123]

4. Sounds like what I hear out of Wisconsin. Take power away from those with whom you don't agree

Because the legislature has been gerrymandered to produce a supermajority

[LonePirate]

5. They will likely increase the number of seats the governor can appoint to reclaim their 2/3 majority

[Botany]

6. Same mother fuckers who put together a special session to pass an anti Trans bill last spring ....

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.... because 1 (one) 16 or 17 year old girl was playing on her high school team. The republicans have
turned OH into a Christo Fascist wasteland.

[Mad_Machine76]

7. We need "Sore Loser" laws

to prevent this kind of stuff from happening, maybe some kind of law that prevent changes to agencies with elected officials within an election cycle (at least). It just seems really wrong and anti-democratic that one party can just immediately and arbitrarily kneecap/take away power from agencies with elected officials just because they lose control of them. I believe that this has become a particular trend with Republicans. They did it to our Superintendent of Instruction here in Indiana a few years when a Democrat unexpectedly won the office.

[Boomerproud]

8. Obviously Ohio's legislature has gotten out of control.

Okay, it's been that way for too long. Congrats folks, you let it happen.