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...
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Oak Harbor School District’s board of directors for the last Monday of October 2021
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Oak Harbor School District’s board of directors for the second Monday of October 2021
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...
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Oak Harbor School District’s board of directors for the last Monday of September 2021
The regularly-scheduled meeting of the Oak Harbor School District’s board of directors for the second Monday of September 2021
Oak Harbor School Board President John Diamond cleared the audience from the school board meeting during Monday night’s meeting after several people began shouting over board members while they were discussing Governor Inslee’s new mask mandate. The new mandate is for anyone, whether they are vaccinated or not, will be...
