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A school board member in Tuolumne County, California “read in Revelations that I was going to be executioner for God and kill your children"

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Vassar was appointed to a vacancy on the three-member board in 2015 and won elections in 2016 and 2022.

So this guy wasn't even elected. Someone just put this obviously crazy person in a position of power. God bless America.

[-] nickhammes@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

He won two elections, as noted in the bit you quoted, in 2016 and 2022, after initially being appointed

[-] ysjet@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

Might have been running unopposed. That's pretty common with school boards.

[-] PaupersSerenade@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Even if he was opposed incumbency bias is really strong, especially with smaller boards

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