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Community and staff call for appointed Phoenix Union board member to resign after reports of attendance at political event
Summary
Dozens of students, teachers and community members urged the Phoenix Union High School District governing board to seek the resignation of an appointed board member after public reporting tied the board member to a political event linked in news accounts to groups with documented ties to white supremacist and neo‑Nazi ideology. Speakers also pressed the district on student discipline, counselor staffing and transparent hiring practices.
Dozens of public commenters told the Phoenix Union High School District governing board on Tuesday that an appointed board member should resign after news reporting and social‑media posts showed the official at a political event that commenters said involved people and organizations with ties to white supremacist or neo‑Nazi ideology.
During the meeting’s public‑comment period, Pastor W. R. A. Crews, a Phoenix Union resident, said the attendance was “fact and has been widely reported” and urged the official to step down, saying the presence of that official at the event “should resign immediately.” Several teachers and parents echoed the demand: “He must resign,” said Amy Hollister, a 17‑year district educator.
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