FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
A three-day hot mic saga comes to a close on February 19, 2021, with a letter offering the resignation of an entire San Francisco Bay Area's Elementary School District Board, which will be replaced on an interim basis. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Entire Bay Area school board resigns after making disparaging comments about parents in virtual meeting
An entire San Francisco Bay Area school board resigned this week for making disparaging comments about parents during a virtual meeting the officials didn’t realize was being broadcast to the public.
Four members of the Oakley Union Elementary School District Board of Trustees had stepped down by Friday, following an outcry from parents who obtained thousands of signatures on a petition calling for their resignations. It comes amid heightened tensions across the state regarding reopening schools.