Bannock County certifies petitions to recall Pocatello-Chubbuck trustees
Devin Bodkin, IdahoEdNews.org
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From left: Dave Mattson, Jackie Cranor, Janie Gebhardt
POCATELLO Three trustees in the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District have until Thursday to resign or face a recall election next year.
Bannock County officials last week certified patron petitions to recall trustees Dave Mattson, Jackie Cranor and Janie Gebhardt over their handling of recent issues, county elections administrator Julie Hancock told EdNews.
Unless the trustees resign by Dec. 17, they will face potential recall in an upcoming election, likely on March 9, Hancock said Tuesday. “We plan to discuss (a timeframe) this afternoon.”
The clock is running for three local school board members.
A recall drive started in September to oust Pocatello/Chubbuck School Trustees Jackie Cranor, Janie Gebhardt, and Chairperson Dave Mattson has moved into its next phase.
Since then, organizers have collected and turned in enough signatures to trigger a recall election.
And now, Election Administrator Julie Hancock tells KPVI that according to the recall requirements, the three board members have until December 17 to announce their resignations or else Bannock County Clerk Jason Dixon will order a recall election.
The parents who organized the recall effort told KPVI that while the school district is offering a hybrid model of in class and online learning, they want the option of a full-time, in class schedule.