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Keeping schools open should have been considered essential. Lest anyone think I have a reckless disregard for safety, my disregard is no more than the governor had for the safety of adults operating “essential businesses,” such as grocery stores during that time.

The shutdown decision appears to have been based on prioritizing staff safety over student learning. Though well known by summer 2020 that COVID had limited health impact on children, minutes show no indication this was considered before the closure decision, nor was there consideration of how virtual learning affects students lacking home environments supportive of such learning.

I believe they will re-establish the misplaced priorities of the 2020 board that showed little concern for how well students were handling COVID restrictions.Ģ020 board meeting minutes leading up to the August 2020 decision to shut down schools for most of 2020-2021 show no discussion on how well students learned virtually during the 2020 spring closure. Why? Because I don’t want replacements on the board that the recall people hope for. Pamela Hall, West Richland Recall try wrong, reader insistsĪs wrong as their vote was to blow off the governor’s COVID-19 masking requirement, I am not voting for recall of the Richland School Board members. The chairman of the Benton County Republican Party is Semi Bird. Supreme Court Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud pointed out that the school board members went forward with their no-mask decision after being advised by several attorneys that they did not have the authority to do so.Īlso, three of the school board candidates are endorsed by the Benton County Republican Party. It is about elected officials’ duty and obligation to follow the laws and the rules. This is not about operating with good intentions. The local school board’s authority does not supersede the governor’s authority. That decision was made by the governor, who had the authority, and any disagreement should have been directed to him. A Superior Court judge and the State Supreme Court found that the charges against the board members were “factually and legally sufficient” for the recall to go forward. It is about elected officials in place who we can trust. The vote in August regarding the potential recall of three Richland School Board directors is important.