Sole finalist for Berkeley schools superintendent supported Prop. 8
Source: Berkeleyside
Edmond Heatley, the sole finalist for the vacant post of superintendent of Berkeley’s schools, wrote a memo in 2008 urging Chino Valley’s Board of Education to approve a resolution in support of Proposition 8, the measure to prohibit marriage equality in California.
At the time, Heatley was superintendent in Chino Valley. ... The resolution was passed by a 4-0 vote by the Chino Valley board. The memo was on the agenda of the Sept. 4, 2008 board meeting in Chino Valley USD.
... BUSD board president John Selawsky said the board would continue to research Heatley and slow down the recruitment process. “We have been exercising due diligence to make sure any new superintendent meets our profile standards, and doing research. But we won’t take their word for it,” he said at the board’s Wednesday night meeting, referring to people the board would interview for insights into Heatley.
Selawsky said the board needed additional time to deliberate and consider “significant issues.”
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