John Diamond, president of the Oak Harbor School Board, resigned his seat at the Mar. 28, board meeting, effective April 4.
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The Oak Harbor School District’s $184M bond measure is failing; measures in the Coupeville and South Whidbey school districts and South Whidbey Parks and Recreation District are passing.
The Oak Harbor and South Whidbey School Board incumbents all retained their seats in the last election. South Whidbey School Board member Marnie Jackson said “I’m really pleased. I think that this is a resounding vote of confidence from the community for a safe, inclusive, equitable education that the incumbent...
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...
Emily Gilbert reports that the Oak Harbor school board is approaching a consensus on a $183.6 million bond proposal for voter approval in Feb. 2022. The proceeds would be used to replace three elementary school buildings (Crescent Harbor, Oak Harbor, and Olympic View), the Hand-in-Hand/Home Connection Early Learning Center and...
Future Oak Harbor school board meetings will be held virtually after audience members disrupted two recent in-person meetings where multiple audience members refused to wear masks. Jason Uemoto, who is running for school board against incumbent Erik Mann, questioned the data about masking as well as the constitutionality of the...