Posted on 04/28/2021 6:57:07 AM PDT by george76
On Tuesday, the Vail School District in southern Arizona was scheduled to discuss its mask policy after Gov. Doug Ducey enacted a new executive order that lifted the state’s order to require face masks in schools.
In response to the meeting, more than a hundred parents rallied for the Vail School District to drop the mask mandate.
But just moments before the meeting was scheduled to take place, school officials abruptly decided to cancel the meeting, citing safety concerns over the parents’ protest.
A throng of parents later pushed their way into the board room while refusing to wear masks and demanded to speak with their elected officials.
In response, the Vail board called 911, and Pima County Sheriff Nanos told KGUN 9, a sergeant and four deputies showed up in just over a minute.
The district said the sheriff told the board to adjourn the study session because the crowd was uncontrollable.
But the Sheriff says that’s false, the board made that decision on their own, and crowd control was not an issue.
Emotions ran high as parents confronted law enforcement, demanding to know why the board canceled the meeting. “They [school board] have the audacity to leave when we come here as peaceful parents to talk to them,” one parent passionately asked.
Following the adjournment, the parents, under Robert’s Rules of Order, voted in a new school board. Then, the new members voted to end the mask requirement in Vail Schools. Whether this procedure to install new board members is legally valid remains in contention.
But a Facebook account posted video of the meeting with this summary explaining the parents’ position:
“Vail School Board violates Arizona open meeting law, refuse to hear from the people, and goes home. So, the People hold quorum, call their own meeting to order, elect a new School Board, and immediately vote to CANCEL the mask mandate – along with voting to disallow any medical procedure being forced on the children or employees. This is how you take back power from a tyrannical government.
Great work to the parents of the students in Vail School District.”
City cops are owned by the appointed chief and act for the mayor.
Sherriffs are elected officials acting on their own oath of office. Not beholding to anyone but the county populace and law.
Just the headline had me laughing. This is how all unconstitutionally dictating tyrants should be treated.
That’s a great story.
Not exactly in adherence to Roberts Rules, but they can certainly demand resignations and a new vote. This really needs to happen at every public school.
I figured that was the case. It is where I live. Unless someone is dieing they may not come at all...just tell you to fill a report out online.
It’d the most pleasant and safe flights anywhere in the world.
notice how swift the police response is to white parents at a school board meeting....
FTA: A throng of parents later pushed their way into the board room while refusing to wear masks and demanded to speak with their elected officials.
Were any shot to death by a protected person like in Washington DC?
I am sure there will be shrieks from the lacy pantie brigade about how the parents were rude and should have just gone home after their betters had canceled the meeting and it would have served them right if the police had opened fire.
Learn to ignore them.
Was this reported on the tv news?
You would think it would be BIG news.
Best article I have read all day. This is how to git er done.
Please explain.
Roberts Rules of Order have no legal effect. They are rules designed to ensure that meetings aren’t chaotic nothing more. They aren’t required. If they aren’t followed, there is no real remedy.
The State Constitution and State law controls. Robert’s Rules are irrelevant.
These people can no more “elect” a new scoreboard as I can “elect” myself the Queen of England. There is a process under the law for that.
State Law controls who holds elected office.
The proper procedure under the law would be to initiate a recall drive, and force a real recall election. Then replace the school board members in the recall.
I just hope this is recognized as valid and long term.
Well said! Exactly!
There is a process under the law for that.
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They will shortly find that out. And some may
wish they were never at that meeting.
“Roberts Rules of Order have no legal effect.”
Well, the fascist commies in charge now by virtue of a fraudulent elections don’t follow the rules or the law. So why can’t the citizens do the same thing? Possession is 9/10 of the law. This should not be a matter for black-robed tyrants.
Because we don’t live in anarchy. If “possession is 9/10ths of the law” then we’d have musical school boards with rotating control as people took over “home base” that’s just simply not how any of this works.
Time for the Louisville Shampoo and Rope Vote........
We just pulled our kids out and homeschooled all 8
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