A judge in the judiciary can remove a School Board member? Cite these many times in the past that don't include a crime being committed. Not sure about that since it is local politics but judges cannot remove elected officials because of a policy issue. Misuse of position is to be brought up to the Board itself. Also the claims are opinions based on the article.. the alwsuit alleges Barts held illegal meetings. Well if there is debate over whether they are illegal then a judge is not going to remove an elected official. Also the Board censores her and removed her from committee powers. Parents shoudl petition the Board itself to have her step down. Iam arguing on the process here.,, just look one state over: FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a petition effort launched by parents angered over pandemic-related school closures that sought to remove a northern Virginia school board member from her post. Fairfax County Judge Richard Gardiner dismissed the petition Friday after a special prosecutor recommended its dismissal.
In most states - judges can remove school board members after a process is followed to dismiss the school board member -- a simple google search demonstrates many results. The process varies by state -- some require an appeal to another executive branch of government (typical the State Board of Education) first before a judge will step in if they refuse to resign. Elected school board officials can be removed by a judge for many reasons including not living in the district, not having the necessary educational qualifications, not being a registered voter, not following policy, outrageous behavior/conduct, and failing to meet state law. Here are just four out of hundreds of examples... Judge removes school board member over diploma controversy https://local12.com/news/local/judge-removes-school-board-member-over-diploma-controversy Md. officials order Harshman’s removal from school board Administrative Law Judge decision orders removal https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/sto...harshmans-removal-from-school-board/44614967/ Judge Removes Member of Window Rock Unified School District Governing Board https://www.azag.gov/press-release/...ied-school-district-governing-board-following Judge Removes Moore from St. Louis School Board https://news.stlpublicradio.org/other/2004-04-30/judge-removes-moore-from-st-louis-school-board A St. Louis school board member at the center of months of controversy has been removed. Friday, St. Louis Circuit Judge David L. Dowd ruled to remove Rochell Moore from the board, saying she displayed "a pattern of outrageous behavior and a course of conduct that involves threats and acts of physical violence" against other board members. Dowd said Moore displayed gross misconduct, which under state law is grounds for removal from public office. School board president Darnetta Clinkscale praised Dowd's move. "I want to say thanks to the judge for making that decision. My prayer is that we can move forward and get past the distractions." In a written statement, St. Louis mayor Francis Slay said he will immediately begin interviewing candidates to replace Moore and expects to make a decision "very quickly."
I think there were some very specific if not criminal instances in each case to remove the board member. To claim the board member in this case was harrassing others will require some specific proof and it appears social media accounts were deleted. As for holding illegla meetings there seems to be some disputes on the facts as well. I dont see the clear cut cases of facts where the person removed did not deny their actions even so in this case I can see the judge dismissing the petition.
Go read the last article - "Judge Removes Moore from St. Louis School Board". If you demonstrate outrageous conduct that violates policies then a judge can remove you via whatever the appeals process is in the particular state. It does not matter if you threaten parents or other board members -- these are both examples of outrageous conduct which violates policy. There is no doubt that this particular school board member in Loudoun was organizing the harassment of parents and children opposed to CRT policies -- they have all the social media posts to prove it. I don't know what the judge will do with the petition - time will tell. However that the county attorney was part of the organization which was harassing the parents is problematic as well.
Connecticut teacher resigns over racial curriculum, says it was stealing kids' 'innocence' Tafuto is latest of many teachers to criticize curriculum associated with critical race theory https://www.foxnews.com/us/jennifer-tafuto-connecticut-teacher-crt A Connecticut elementary school teacher has resigned, deriding her district's "equity" curriculum as stealing students' innocence through an excessive focus on race. "They’re so young and naive and that to me was the hardest part about all of this," teacher Jennifer Tafuto told Fox News in an exclusive interview. Tafuto contacted 1776 Action, an anti-critical race theory group, earlier this year after feeling troubled by the school district's curriculum. "We’re taking away that innocence because we’re trying to make them so obsessed with race and a characteristic that they can’t control. I feel so sorry for them. It breaks my heart and I just didn’t want to be a part of it anymore." Tafuto, 27, was referring to equity sessions in which she was purportedly instructed to direct her students' attention toward the race of characters in various books. She told Fox News that the equity materials "went so far over [students'] heads for the most part." Tafuto also suggested that she was directed to focus on race and students would focus on other aspects of characters in stories. "If the question was, 'what do you notice on this page?' the kids would be like, 'well his shirt's red,' or ‘he’s smiling, he's having fun with his grandfather.'" Manchester Public Schools did not respond to Fox News' request for comment but verified a teacher training exercise sent by Tafuto, which asked teachers to reflect on the purportedly racial aspects of daily activities like brushing their teeth. The curriculum also purportedly required her to make certain statements about race and Black Lives Matter (BLM). If students mentioned BLM, Tafuto said, she was instructed to refer to a footnote that read: "The Black Lives Matter Foundation is an organized movement advocating for nonviolent civil disobedience in protest against incidents of police brutality against Black people." Additionally, she said she received a scripted answer for if children asked if other lives mattered. It read in part: "Imagine you are outside playing with a group of friends. While you are playing, you fall down and scrape your knee. Should we give everyone a bandage because everyone matters, or should we give it to you because, right now, you need it more than everyone else? We should give you the bandage right now, so you can heal." Another Manchester teacher, who corresponded on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the excerpts Tafuto provided to Fox News. One of the prompts also allegedly addressed BLM demonstrations. It read: "When the boy was watching the news with his Pop Pop, he saw people everywhere ‘take a breath, take a stand, take a knee.’ This made me think of all of the people in my town who get together every night to take a stand at the 'spot' for Black Lives Matter." According to Tafuto, another read: "This story reminds me of the Black Lives Matter Movement because Dolores and Cesar marched and protested in the streets to fight for justice so that their people would be treated fairly. I saw a lot of BLM protestors marching in the streets for justice this past summer and they too were fighting for justice and fair treatment of their people!" Tafuto ultimately resigned from Waddell Elementary School on July 14, according to MPS. In a video posted by 1776 Action, Tafuto elaborated on her decision to resign after just six years teaching in Connecticut. "After only six years as a teacher in Connecticut, I decided to resign from what I thought would be my forever career because I felt like more of a political activist than a teacher in my own classroom." She added that "unfortunately, what's going on in classrooms across our country is pitting students against each other based on the color of their skin." Terms like "equity," she said, had been used to "push critical race theory on teachers." Her criticisms were just the latest among parents and teachers who have resisted school districts' efforts to push certain ideas about race. Earlier this month, in Virginia, a Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) teacher resigned at one of the district's school board meetings. Fifth grade teacher Laura Morris declared in an emotional speech that she was "done with being a cog in a machine that tells me to push highly politicized agendas to our most vulnerable constituents – children." MPS did not respond to Tafuto's remarks but the information she provided Fox News bore resemblance to materials that have emerged across the country. Defenders of so-called "equity" curriculum generally argue that it helps foster understanding and breaks down systemic biases against minorities. Others have argued that the content is a form of neo-racism. Tafuto belongs to the Connecticut Education Association, which is part of the National Education Association (NEA) – one of the largest teachers' unions in the country. NEA and American Federation of Teachers have already expressed support for CRT-related materials. NEA previously approved a resolution conveying its desire to fight "anti-CRT rhetoric." Another prompted Senate Republicans' scrutiny by declaring that the NEA would "research the organizations attacking educators doing anti-racist work and/or use the research already done and put together a list of resources and recommendations for state affiliates, locals, and individual educators to utilize when they are attacked."
White privilege isn't a thing anti-CRT racists say: https://www.rawstory.com/cops-pull-...use-of-his-unpredictable-and-violent-history/ Cops pull over white suspect but allow him to drive away because of his ‘unpredictable and violent history’ Police in Burlington, Vermont, are searching for 33-year-old Matthew Kaigle, who is wanted for assaulting a traffic guard and evading police. According to MyNBC-5, he was stopped shortly after the assault, but was allowed to drive away without ever getting out of his car. "Kaigle refused to exit his vehicle after being told multiple times he was under arrest," a police report read. "Officers did not pursue Kaigle due to his unpredictable and violent history." Kaigle has a long history of encounters with police. He has a number of convictions including felony charges, and multiple offenses for violating court orders or parole. He was also listed by police as threatening another person with a sledgehammer in July. Kaigle is also accused of punching and kicking a man several times, leaving him unconscious in Battery Park. After his arrest, police began investigating the incident as a hate crime. Kaigle has had more than 20 encounters with police this year, according to the local news outlet VTDigger. Police say Kaigle has "displayed many violent [tendencies] toward other members of the public" in recent months, causing some to not to comply with investigations due to "fear of retaliation."
Majority of Hispanic and Black parents support removing CRT from schools The survey showed a bipartisan consensus surrounding the removal of race-based theories being presented to students. https://www.manhattan-institute.org/metropolitan-majority-poll-costs-crime-classrooms
CRT is school systems is really a local issue. At times it appears in state legislatures (inappropriately IMO). CRT is not a national issue. Trump and Biden will be the 2022 U.S. Congressional election issue. The races will be made into a proxy on their leadership and/or failures.