Center School District School Board Election Ethics Allegations Hot Mess

Special thanks to KICK-ASS TKC READERS for this quick look at behind the scenes controversy in an upcoming local election . . .

This note was put on blast via social media . . . We edited it a bit for brevity but it offers a glimpse at some of the issues that south side voters are facing . . . 

Center School District School Board Elections

"My red flag is when the majority of a School Board is made up of any group of people. In most cases, you have to let it play out before making any judgments. I rushed to judgment last year when the possibility was out there for Center to have five former teachers on the Board. Fortunately only four were serving after election, still a majority . . .

"You simply don’t condone a Board Member to live out of the Country for more than a year and allow her to keep serving just because of a loophole in a law that allows zoom meetings to carry on for a perpetual amount of time. A resident taxpayer doesn’t mean visiting the district once or twice a year (sold her home over a year ago) and buying a snickers candy bar at QT.

"Also as a Board President, you should know there is a law already on the books that you can’t serve as an employee for the district while you serve as a school board member. You can volunteer, but not get paid. Board Policy BBFA addresses this. Your code of conduct policy addresses this. I don’t care if you’re a substitute teacher and you are getting paid by Kelly Temporary Services. The District hired Kelly. The Board votes on the money being distributed at nearly every Board Meeting. There are thirteen other school districts in Kansas City alone and three immediately to the West of our State Line, if you want to substitute.

"It’s even worse when the former teachers are working DIRECTLY with teachers behind the scenes to get their agenda addressed.

"The Board President at minimum should ask first respective Board Member to resign. In regards to second example. He should make public that he doesn’t support this action and request that Board Member substitute in another district, volunteer for our district, don’t vote for expenditures regarding substitutes, and ultimately report infractions to the Missouri Ethics Commission.

"I have zero against teachers PERIOD, but I have big time issues when  people demonstrate a lack of Integrity and Ethics, AND with people who circumvent processes in place for their own personal gain."

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