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Board defeats resolution on outside interference, hears heated public comment on recall; tables student-member plan to November
Summary
Trustees read and debated Resolution 2526.03 to affirm board independence and condemn political retaliation; the motion failed 2–2. Public commenters raised allegations about a recall and possible misuse of district resources. The board directed the superintendent to return with a plan for a rotating student board member and tabled the item to November.
The Adelanto Elementary School District board spent a substantial portion of its Oct. 7, 2025 meeting on governance and public-accountability issues, including a contested resolution, sharp public comments about a local recall and a multi-hour discussion about a proposed student board member.
President Sotto read Resolution 2526.03 — titled, in the reading, as reaffirming the board’s governing authority and protecting trustees from institutional interference, political retaliation and hate speech. The resolution decried "back-channel coordination, unauthorized lobbying, hate-driven intimidation, and hidden manipulation" and called for transparent, ethical governance. Trustee Keier and President Sotto supported the resolution; Trustee LaFrenche and Trustee Stewart opposed…
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