LETTER: Recall campaign is guided by outside political action groups

To Ozaukee Press:

One has to wonder who is behind the politically savvy effort to recall four of Mequon-Thiensville School Board members. The influence of outside political groups can be seen in how the recall effort’s claims continue to shift in a way that seems to follows guidance from political action groups like the Manhattan Institute.

Their complaints began with discontent over Covid mitigations, then when the pandemic waned shifted to School Board governance issues and now have moved to inflated concerns over CRT, the latest inflammatory topic.

Recalling four School Board members seems far from a grass roots effort by parents concerned about their children’s education. If those involved in the recall effort are strictly doing this to improve the education of kids in our school district, why are they popping up at candidate launch events? Why did they make the same arguments at the Whitefish Bay School Board meeting?

Backed by extreme political groups like the Patriots of Oz, the recall group mirrors efforts across the country to replace school board members for political gain. Let’s not politicize the oversight of our high-achieving local schools. Let’s keep the experienced, nonpartisan, reasonable board members so they can continue to work for our students and our community.

Amy Williamson
Thiensville