Jessica Thompson, who ran unsuccessfully for a director position in the Oak Harbor School District in 2021, wrote a Sound Off column for the Whidbey News-Times about the district’s February 2023 bond measure. Thompson’s column appeared in the paper’s Feb. 1, 2023 edition.
Several Oak Harbor parents voiced their opinions on a proposed policy revision for the Oak Harbor School District that would allow counselors to tell parents that their child is transgender, even if the student does not want them to.
The Oak Harbor School Board chose Nikki Tesch from among six candidates for the board’s open seat.
The Oak Harbor School Board formally endorsed a proposal to petition the state legislature for green infrastructure funds for school districts April 25, during the same meeting in which it voted to purchase two new diesel-powered school buses.
In the wake of John Diamond’s resignation, community members spoke in support of Jessica Thompson to fill his seat. Thompson lost narrowly to Diamond last fall.
Editor Jessie Stensland wrote an In Our Opinion column in the Oct. 16 edition of the Whidbey News-Times endorsing several candidates for school boards. They Said It Jessie Stensland: Voters should support the incumbents islandwide. They are open and proud about their records, as they should be. For the Oak...
The League of Women Voters Whildbey Island (LWVWI) hosted a forum for candidates in North Whidbey from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. The forum consisted of three segments: North Whidbey Pool, Park, and Recreation District Commissioners, Oak Harbor City Council members, and Oak Harbor School District...
Oak Harbor School Board members John Diamond and Erik Mann are facing candidates Jessica Thompson and Jason Uemoto in the race for their seats in November. Both Thompson and Uemoto have been very outspoken about their opposition to the school district’s masking mandates and their virtual meetings. Both Thompson and...
