MEEKER I Petitions are being circulated by a Meeker man who is seeking the recall of three veteran members of the Meeker School Board of Trustees.
George Henderson, who ran unsuccessfully for election to the school board in November 2013, has started circulating petitions to recall board President Bill deVergie, Vice President Mindy Burke and board Secretary Marnell Bradfield because, he stated, the three board members “have failed to represent the best interests of students,…
Is there a status update on this issue? I would think the deadline (s) for the petitions is (are) approaching and I haven’t seen any discussion in the newspaper let alone elsewhere. I know the Board of Eduction (BOE) audio records their meetings but nothing more has been reported and those recordings are not available –as far as I can search-on the school district’s website. I would hope there has been discussion and even consideration of the concerns besides just the money the district would have to spend on an election (and how much is that? Less than funding a new sport or two? More than new textbooks for a class? I have no idea how much that an election would cost.)
What I really would like is an update on the petitions themselves and an update on how the BOE is addressing the petitioners’ and signers’ concerns. Thank you.