This past year was tumultuous for the Garfield Re-2 School District. Community members, parents and staff wrangled for months over Board President Tony May’s effort to establish a conservative social studies program, American Birthright Standards,.
The second batch of unofficial election results on Tuesday show Garfield Re-2 School Board candidates Chance Jenkins and Cassie Haskell still leading their challengers. Jenkins, running for a District D seat, is currently leading challengers.
The 2023 Garfield Re-2 School Board election is slated for Tuesday. Current incumbents include District C’s Christina Maness and District B’s Jason Shoup. Dawn Evridge formally represented District D but resigned in September. Shoup, Maness.
A Garfield Re-2 School Board Candidate Forum was held at the Rifle Branch Library on Monday. Hosted by the West Garfield Education Association, the candidates in attendance included Fathom Jensen, who is running unopposed in.
Six candidates are vying for three Garfield Re-2 School Board seats up for re-election this year, the district announced last week in a news release. On Wednesday, however, District D Director Dawn Evridge announced her.