Posted on Nov 9, 2023
Lakota voters oust veteran school board president, electing an incumbent and one new member
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The president and most veteran member of Lakota's School Board, Lynda O'Connor, will not return for another term after incumbent Julie Shaffer and candidate Douglas Horton secured the two open seats on this year's ballot.
Shaffer received the most votes, followed by Horton. O'Connor finished third ahead of candidate Russ Loges.
The past two years have been a rollercoaster for the board, which has seen the resignation of its former superintendent, legal battles and constant conflict between board members.
Shaffer received the most votes, followed by Horton. O'Connor finished third ahead of candidate Russ Loges.
The past two years have been a rollercoaster for the board, which has seen the resignation of its former superintendent, legal battles and constant conflict between board members.
Lakota voters oust veteran school board president, electing an incumbent and one new member
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Tuesday’s election was a bit of a shake-up on the school board of the second-largest district in Greater Cincinnati.
The feuding Lakota School Board has been embroiled in multiple controversies since 2020 and the district recently received its worst state report card scores in years.
Voters rejected the longest-serving school board member who is the body’s current president, Lynda O’Connor. She was first elected 15 years ago.
Voters, however, kept another longtime incumbent, Julie Shaffer.
In fact, Shaffer was the top vote-getter in the race, receiving 21,287 votes, or 34.29%, according to the Butler County Board of Elections.
She was first elected in 2011 and is the only current board member with children who attend Lakota schools.
Douglas Horton, a Lakota parent who ran and lost in 2021, is joining the board. He received 18,239 votes or 29.38%.
Both Shaffer and Horton were endorsed in a letter signed by 10 past Lakota school board members that says:
“The current discord and lack of civility at Lakota School Board meetings is a serious problem. It threatens to undermine the school district we all worked hard to rebuild. Negative local news coverage is diminishing our community’s reputation, our property values, and the futures of our students."...
..."LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Tuesday’s election was a bit of a shake-up on the school board of the second-largest district in Greater Cincinnati.
The feuding Lakota School Board has been embroiled in multiple controversies since 2020 and the district recently received its worst state report card scores in years.
Voters rejected the longest-serving school board member who is the body’s current president, Lynda O’Connor. She was first elected 15 years ago.
Voters, however, kept another longtime incumbent, Julie Shaffer.
In fact, Shaffer was the top vote-getter in the race, receiving 21,287 votes, or 34.29%, according to the Butler County Board of Elections.
She was first elected in 2011 and is the only current board member with children who attend Lakota schools.
Douglas Horton, a Lakota parent who ran and lost in 2021, is joining the board. He received 18,239 votes or 29.38%.
Both Shaffer and Horton were endorsed in a letter signed by 10 past Lakota school board members that says:
“The current discord and lack of civility at Lakota School Board meetings is a serious problem. It threatens to undermine the school district we all worked hard to rebuild. Negative local news coverage is diminishing our community’s reputation, our property values, and the futures of our students."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT (Join to see) I Suspect the "Drama' of Republican "Culture Wars" is Growing Old.
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If they re-elect Darby Boddy when her term comes up, everyone in that school district are idiots.
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