Did any incumbents win re-elect to Seattle School Board? NO! YAY!

[keopeli]

SEATTLE SCH #1

Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: 85607 / 362594 23.61%

Precincts Counted/Total Precincts: 996 / 1012 98.42%

Seattle School District No. 1 Director District No. 01

Barbara Schlag Peterson 26591 39.56%

<B>Sally Soriano 40626 60.44%</B>

Write-In 265 0.39%

Seattle School District No. 1 Director District No. 02

<B>Darlene Flynn 40949 62.12% </B>

Steve Brown 24969 37.88%

Write-In 212 0.32%

Seattle School District No. 1 Director District No. 03

<B>Brita Butler-Wall 36852 55.85% </B>

Nancy Waldman 29135 44.15%

Write-In 246 0.37%

Seattle School District No. 1 Director District No. 06

<B>Irene Stewart 44723 69.71% </B>

Betty Hoagland 19434 30.29%

Write-In 283 0.44%

[JailBush]

1. Whoooooaaaaa....

I hate to break up the party, but there's really nothing to cheer about. Nancy Waldman and their cronies did their dirty work and are now retiring to collect their rewards - just like Superintendent Joseph Olchefske. The "outsiders" who are replacing them are just as corrupt.

Brita Butler-Wall is especially disgusting. She's waged her one-issue campaign against Coca Cola for years, refusing to help fight for fiscal accountability - until AFTER Olchefske's team lost millions of dollars and she decided to run for Waldman's seat. Brita suddenly re-inveneted herself as a fiscal watchdog - kind of like George Bush calling himself a compassionate conservative.

For those of you who don't live in Seattle, Brita Butler-Wall is a member of the Green Party of Seattle. I forget her title, but she has by far the highest profile of any Seattle Green. I generally support Green issues, and I voted for Ralph Nader in 2000, with no regrets. However, I kept an open mind, and I FINALLY found evidence that convinced me he's corrupt - and it linked him with the Seattle School Board and Brita Butler-Wall.

Notice that NONE of the Seattle School Board candidates has a track record. It's as if they didn't start caring about kids until five months ago.

[keopeli]

2. Point well taken

But, that's the state of affairs with our louzy school board. So, at least the symbolism of re-electing no one may get someone's attention. It is pretty incredible that no incumbents were re-elected, although I don't have high hopes for this new batch either.

:)

[JailBush]

3. Campaign 2004

The real problem is with the public, especially the teachers and parents. I worked for the Seattle School District for many years, and I was flabbergasted by the unbelievable stupidity and apathy I encountered among both teachers and parents. In all honesty, I wasn't much different when I first hired on. But after I'd put up with the administration's sh*t for several years - including a couple major hatchet jobs - I decided it was time to find out what was going on, and I became politically involved.

But I've never been able to find more than half a dozen teachers or parents who give a damn.

We'll get another crack at the "Education Mafia" next year; State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson is up for re-election. The two individuals who have filed to run against her so far are real idiots. I pray someone with a little class jumps in.

[newyawker99]

4. Hi JailBush!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: