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Board honors retiring HR director and donor; communications include vaccine-related claims
Summary
Board members thanked a retiring HR director and recognized Adams Photography’s scholarship fundraising; during communications a board member repeated unverified claims about vaccines and liability, which drew no formal board action.
During routine communications, Chino Valley Unified trustees recognized a long-serving district employee and a community donor and shared community announcements. Board members thanked the district’s HR director (identified in the record as Mr. Darkin) for years of service as a principal and HR director and wished him well in retirement. Several trustees praised his leadership; one board member said, "You've been a great man for us and also for our children. You have been a true father to all of our children in our school district." (Board member remarks were delivered in the communications portion of the meeting.)
The board also publicly thanked Tim Adams of Adams Photography for ongoing support of the Julie Goldman Memorial fundraiser and scholarship program. Adams said the fundraising effort has run 17 years, has raised roughly $450,000 to date and is aiming toward $500,000 in coming years.
Separately, during communications a board member referenced recent federal vaccine guidance and repeated unverified claims about the number and testing of childhood vaccine doses and liability protections. Those remarks were stated as personal views in the communications segment; the board did not take any formal action or make policy changes in response during the meeting.
What happens next: The district will proceed with retirement transition steps for its HR director and continue scholarship fundraising; any follow-up on statements made during communications would have to be initiated separately by trustees or staff if they warrant further action.
