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Public commenter questions Othello board president’s political support and warns of possible program impacts
Summary
At public comment Jake Mendez, who identified himself as an ACLU Washington member and NAACP member, criticized Othello School District Board President Lindsay Prouse for supporting former President Trump and warned that such political positions threaten education funding and programs for students with disabilities and school lunch programs.
Jake Mendez, who identified himself to the board as a junior civil‑rights activist and member of ACLU Washington and the NAACP, used the meeting’s public comment period to question the implications of Board President Lindsay Prouse’s support for former President Donald Trump.
Mendez told the board there is video on AJ Mendez Media Productions and asked, "what does it look like to have Othello…
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