Someone stole yard signs for South Whidbey school board incumbents Marnie Jackson, Andrea Downs and Ann Johnson and took them to the school grounds where they were arranged to spell the letters “F U.” Jackson filed a police report and removed the signs from the school property. “We are shocked...
South Whidbey school board candidates Farrah Manning Davis and Dawn Tarantino shared their vision for the district at a private luncheon on Friday. …the two candidates focused their remarks primarily on such issues as academic quality, facility maintenance and the availability of trade-oriented electives. For all the details, see the...
The South Whidbey School Board did not come to a decision this week about whether to reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of regular meetings. The board conducted a lengthy discussion of the topic during the Sept. 8 workshop. Board Chairman Brook Willeford led off the discussion with...
Community members interrupted the August 25 South Whidbey School Board meeting by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Board member Damian Greene was the only board member to stand and join in. Board Member Brook Willeford pointed out that it was a disruption to interrupt the meeting while they were discussing...
The Black Lives Matter banner that hangs on the South Whidbey High School fence has been stolen for the second time. The theft was reported on Monday, August 2. School board members did not address the theft during their public workshop on August 11. Most board members maintain that the...
United Student Leaders, an activist group of children attending South Whidbey High School, removed a controversial post about School Board member Damian Greene from their Facebook page. The post insinuated that Greene, and his wife Maureen, had something to do with the theft of a Black Lives Matter banner that...
South Whidbey School Board member Damian Greene is threatening to take legal action against United Student Leaders, USL, which is a local youth activist organization comprised mainly of South Whidbey High School students. The USL Facebook page contains a post that indirectly accuses Greene and his wife Maureen of being...
South Whidbey School District board members reviewed the district’s threat assessment procedure at the July 14 public meeting. Some community members expressed concern that some threats were not immediately communicated to law enforcement officials. Commenters referred to a recent incident where a threat was posted online but the school did...
