The Park Hill School District and District Board got smacked down in their effort to jack up the levy to support the proposed levy. Not even close as 60% of ballots said Nay. The turn out District wide was low, 12% of registered voters cast ballots, but none the less those that went to the polls made it pretty clear to the Board. The Board supported campaign sent mixed messages, was it for security or computers or both? Voters didn't buy the tag line "For Your Future". I think the Board ought to be prepared for more scrutiny in their stewardship of the District, this effort might have demonstrated where there collective heads are/were.
Ironically, voters didn't punish the incumbent Board members up for election. Neither Bolin nor Lee were seriously challenged as they were re-elected, while Blackburn, who some saw as a change agent, missed making the Board by 6 votes (Klein made the 3rd spot by that margin over Blackburn). What next? Although corporal punishment isn't allowed in the schools the Board did take a beating on this one.
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