Hot-button issues sparked costly school board races: 'Scary to see us spend that kind of money'

kAm%9:D J62C[ 96 2?5 9:D EH@ CF??:?8 >2E6D DA6?E Sab[___ 7@C D62ED @? E96 w2>3FC8 r6?EC2= $49@@= q@2C5]k^Am

kAm“%@ D66 FD DA6?5 2=>@DE Sac[___ @? E9:D[ :E’D @3D46?6[” 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm%96 4@DE @7 D49@@= 3@2C5 C246D 6D42=2E65 :? @E96C DF3FC3D 2D H6==]k^Am

kAmx? t2DE pFC@C2[ %6CC: ~9=H6:=6C 2?5 96C EH@ CF??:?8 >2E6D DA6?E Sa[h__[ H9:=6 E96:C @AA@?6?ED DA6?E Sh[d__]k^Am

kAm~9=H6:=6C D2:5 D96 ?6G6C DA6?E E96 <:?5 @7 >@?6J :? 96C AC6G:@FD 42>A2:8?D 2D D96 5:5 E9:D J62C]k^Am

kAm“qFE E96? 282:?[ H6’G6 ?6G6C 925 2? 6=64E:@? =:<6 E9:D[” D96 D2:5]k^Am

kAmx? ~C492C5 !2C<[ 7@FC 42?5:52E6D GJ:?8 7@C EH@ D62ED – 6249 A2:C CF??:?8 2D 2 D=2E6 – DA6?E S`e[___]k^Am

kAm|@DE 42?5:52E6D 7@C DF3FC32? D49@@= 3@2C5D DA6?5 =:EE=6 @C ?@ >@?6J @? E96:C 42>A2:8?D E@ 36 6=64E65 E@ E96 ?@?\A2J:?8 A@D:E:@?D] k^Am

kAmqFE 4@?E6?E:@FD C246D 6>6C865 :? D6G6C2= 5:DEC:4ED E9:D J62C 2D :DDF6D DF49 2D >2D< >2?52E6D 2?5 4FCC:4F=F> 4@?46C?D @G6CD925@H65 EC25:E:@?2= @?6D =:<6 E2I6D] #246D :? E9@D6 5:DEC:4ED 2EEC24E65 2 =@E @7 2EE6?E:@?[ 2 =@E @7 G@E6CD 2?5 2 =@E @7 >@?6J] k^Am

kAm~G6C2== DA6?5:?8 :? E96 t2DE pFC@C2 C246[ 762EFC:?8 D:I 42?5:52E6D CF??:?8 7@C E9C66 D62ED[ C624965 S`a[___] p?5 :? w2>3FC8[ E96 42>A2:8?D 7@C D:I A6@A=6 CF??:?8 7@C E9C66 D62ED DA6?E Scd[___[ 2? 2>@F?E F?962C5 @7 :? DF3FC32? C246D]k^Am

kAm“(@H[” D2:5 s2G:5 {@H6CJ[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 E96 tC:6 r@F?EJ pDD@4:2E:@? @7 $49@@= q@2C5D] “x ?6G6C H@F=5 92G6 8F6DD65 E92E 2>@F?E]”k^Am

kAmr2?5:52E6D 7@C DF3FC32? D49@@= 3@2C5 6=64E:@?D 2C6 C6BF:C65 E@ DF3>:E E@ E96:C 5:DEC:4E 4=6C<D 2?5 E@ E96 DE2E6 65F42E:@? 4@>>:DD:@?6C 7:?2?4:2= C6A@CED =:DE:?8 4@?EC:3FE:@?D[ 6IA6?D6D 2?5 :?\<:?5 D6CG:46D]k^Am

kAm|@DE 42?5:52E6D 5@?’E DA6?5 2 =@E @7 >@?6J @? E96:C 42>A2:8?D] |@C6 E92? 92=7 5@?VE DA6?5 2?J >@?6J[ H9:=6 =6DD E92? dT DA6?5 >@C6 E92? S`[___[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 }6H *@C< $E2E6 $49@@= q@2C5D pDD@4:2E:@?]k^Am

kAm~9=H6:=6C D2:5 E96 7:CDE E:>6 D96 C2? 7@C 2 D62E @? E96 t2DE pFC@C2 $49@@= q@2C5[ D96 H2D @?6 @7 E9C66 42?5:52E6D 7@C EH@ D62ED[ 2?5 D96 3@F89E 42>A2:8? D:8?D H:E9 96C ?2>6 @? E96>] %96 D64@?5 E:>6 D96 C2? D96 H2D F?@AA@D65] %96 E9:C5 E:>6 E96C6 H6C6 E9C66 42?5:52E6D 7@C EH@ D62ED[ 2?5 D96 FD65 96C D:8?D 3FE DA6?E ?@ >@?6J]k^Am

kAm*@G:6?6 D2:5 7@C 9:D 7:CDE CF? 7@C E96 w2>3FC8 3@2C5[ 96 2?5 9:D CF??:?8 >2E6 AC@323=J DA6?E 23@FE Sd[___[ 2?5 EH@ @E96C E:>6D 96 H2D F?@AA@D65]k^Am

kAm“xE’D 2 5:776C6?E E:>6[Q 96 D2:5] Qr@G:5 492?86D 6G6CJE9:?8 2?5 :E 492?865 E9:D] xE H2D D42CJ E@ D66 FD DA6?5 E92E <:?5 @7 >@?6J]Qk^Am

kAmw6 D2:5 96 :D?’E DFC6 E96 42>A2:8? ?66565 E@ DA6?5 E92E >F49 >@?6J[ 3FE 96 76=E :E H2D :>A@CE2?E E@ <66A E96 5:DEC:4E @? :ED 4FCC6?E A2E9]k^Am

kAm“xE E@@< FD E9:D =@?8 E@ 36 @?6 @7 E96 E@A D49@@= 5:DEC:4ED] }@3@5J H2?E65 E@ D66 :E 3C@<6?[” *@G:6?6 D2:5]k^Am

kAm*@G:6?6[ {2FC2 y] w66E6C 2?5 #:492C5 v] $49?6:56C C2? 2?5 H@? 2D 2 D=2E6] %96J DA6?E >@?6J @? =2H? D:8?D[ 25G6CE:D:?8[ 5:8:E2= 25G6CE:D:?8[ 5:C64E >2:= 2?5 2? 2AAC64:2E:@? 6G6?E 7@C E96 w2>3FC8 %62496CD pDD@4:2E:@?[ H9:49 5@?2E65 E@ E96:C 42>A2:8?D]k^Am

kAm%96:C @AA@?6?ED[ %2>>J s6{@?8[ y24BF6=:?6 q6DE 2?5 z6==J wF?E6C[ DA6?E Sab[___ @? J2C5 D:8?D[ %\D9:CED[ A@DE286 2?5 >2C<6E:?8]k^Am

kAmx? ~C492C5 !2C<[ CF??:?8 >2E6D #J2? p?56CD@? 2?5 %@> !C@G@DE[ H9@ 3@E9 H@?[ 925 Sg[h__ E@ DA6?5 @? D:8?D[ >2:=6CD[ 7F?5C2:D6C[ H63D:E6 2?5 25D] $E6G6? |] q2C=6EE6 2?5 z2E96C:?6 x32CC2 C2? 282:?DE E96> @? 2 D=2E6[ DA6?5:?8 Sf[___ @? >2?J @7 E96 D2>6 :E6>Di D:8?D[ H63D:E6[ 7=J6CD[ A@DE286 2?5 2 >66E 2?5 8C66E 6G6?E]k^Am

kAmx? t2DE pFC@C2[ s2H? '@?2[ s2H? #24K<2 2?5 %6C6D2 #6:=6 42>A2:8?65 2D 2 D=2E6 F?E:= #6:=6 H:E95C6H D6G6C2= 52JD 367@C6 E96 6=64E:@?] %96J DA6?E Sh[d__ @? D:8?D[ >2:=:?8D 2?5 25G6CE:D6>6?ED]k^Am

kAm“(6 H6C6 ?@E 6IA64E:?8 E@ DA6?5 E92E <:?5 @7 >@?6J[ ?@C H6C6 H6 6IA64E:?8 E@ C2:D6 E92E <:?5 @7 >@?6J 2D H6==[” '@?2 D2:5]k^Am

kAm$96 D2:5 3642FD6 E96J 925 ?@E CF? 7@C @77:46 367@C6[ E96 EC:@ >256 D@>6 >:DE2<6D[ DF49 2D @G6C6DE:>2E:?8 9@H >2?J 7=:6CD E96J ?66565 E@ D6?5 E@ 9@FD69@=5D] $96 2=D@ D2:5 E96 8C@FA AC@323=J D9@F=5 92G6 DE2CE65 42>A2:8?:?8 62C=:6C]k^Am

kAmqFE E96C6 H6C6 D@>6 E9:?8D E96J 4@F=5 ?@E 4@?EC@=]k^Am

kAm“(6 @C56C65 b__ D:8?D 2?5 925 f_ @7 E96> DE@=6? H:E9:? 2 ac\9@FC A6C:@5[” D96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm~9=H6:=6C C2? @? 2 H:??:?8 D=2E6 H:E9 !2F= q=@H6CD 2?5 |2C:2 x>AC@E2] %96J DA6?E Sa[h__ @? D:8?D[ 5@@C 92?86CD 2?5 25D]k^Am

kAmp? @?=:?6 7F?5C2:D6C @? v@uF?5|6 E@ 36?67:E E96> 4@?EC:3FE65 Sa[a__] ~9=H6:=6C D2:5 E96 8C@FA 5:5 ?@E ?665 2== @7 E96 >@?6J[ 2?5 E96 ?62C=J Sg__ =67E @G6C H2D 5@?2E65 E@ E96 t2DE pFC@C2 t5F42E:@? u@F?52E:@?]k^Am

kAm%62496CD F?:@?D H6C6 2 >2;@C 4@?EC:3FE@C E@ E96 H:??:?8 42?5:52E6D :? E96 E9C66 5:DEC:4ED] p? 2?2=JD:D @7 42?5:52E6D 2C@F?5 E96 DE2E6 3J E96 DE2E6 D49@@= 3@2C5D 2DD@4:2E:@? D9@H65 E92E ggT @7 42?5:52E6D :56?E:7:65 2D 36:?8 6?5@CD65 3J E62496CD F?:@?D H6C6 DF446DD7F=]k^Am

kAm%96 t2DE pFC@C2 u24F=EJ pDD@4:2E:@? 4@?EC:3FE65 ?62C=J S`[___ E@ q=@H6CD[ ~9=H6:=6C 2?5 x>AC@E2]k^Am

kAm%96 ~C492C5 !2C< %62496CD pDD@4:2E:@? 96=5 2 7F?5C2:D6C 2?5 A2:5 7@C D:8?D 7@C p?56CD@? 2?5 !C@G@DE[ 2>@F?E:?8 E@ 2 Sf[___ 4@?EC:3FE:@?]k^Am

kAm%96 w2>3FC8 %62496CD pDD@4:2E:@? A2:5 Sh[d__ 7@C 5:C64E >2:= 2?5 5:8:E2= 25G6CE:D:?8 7@C *@G:6?6[ $49?6:56C 2?5 w66E6C]k^Am

kAmt2DE pFC@C2 $EF56?ED u:CDE DE2CE65 2 v:G6$6?5v@ @?=:?6 7F?5C2:D6C 7@C '@?2[ #24K<2 2?5 #6:=6[ 4@?EC:3FE:?8 23@FE Sf[d__ E@ E96>]k^Am

kAmu:89E u@C *@FC u2>:=J[ 2? :?:E:2E:G6 DE2CE65 3J ~C492C5 !2C< 8J> @A6C2E@CD wF?E6C 2?5 #@33J s:?6C@[ 4@?EC:3FE65 S`g[___ E@ E96 42>A2:8? @7 wF?E6C[ s6{@?8 2?5 q6DE]k^Am

kAm%96C6 92D 366? 2 8C62E6C :?E6C6DE :? D49@@= 3@2C5D :? C646?E J62CD[ A2CE:4F=2C=J H:E9 E96 :?E6CCFAE65 =62C?:?8 7C@> E96 r@G:5\`h A2?56>:4 2?5 5:D28C66>6?E @G6C >2D<D 2?5 @E96C >2?52E6D[ 2D H6== 2D 4@?46C? 23@FE 4FCC:4F=F>[ D2:5 s2G:5 p=36CE[ DA@<6D>2? 7@C E96 DE2E6 D49@@= 3@2C5D 2DD@4:2E:@?]k^Am

kAm“x E9:?< 2== E96D6 E9:?8D 92G6 4@?EC:3FE65 E@ 2 8C62E6C :?E6C6DE[ 2?5 H:E9 E92E 8C62E6C :?E6C6DE J@F 4@F=5 D66 >@C6 5@==2CD 36:?8 DA6?E @? 42?5:52E6D[” p=36CE D2:5] “|@DE @7 E96 42?5:52E6D H9@ H@? 5:5 ?@E 32D6 E96:C 42>A2:8? @? E9@D6 9@E\3FEE@? :DDF6D]Qk^Am

kAm%96C6 H2D >@C6 EFC?@G6C :? 3@2C5 >6>36CD E92? :? AC6G:@FD J62CD] x? a_a_[ 23@FE f_T @7 E96 :?4F>36?ED CF??:?8 DE2E6H:56 H6C6 C6\6=64E65] %9:D J62C[ dcT @7 :?4F>36?ED H6C6 C6\6=64E65]k^Am

kAm&DF2==J 23@FE 2 BF2CE6C @7 :?4F>36?ED 5@ ?@E D66< C6\6=64E:@?[ 3FE b_T[ 564:565 ?@E E@ CF? 7@C C6\6=64E:@? E9:D J62C[ 96 D2:5]k^Am