Back in 2014, conservative members of the Jefferson County School Board questioned the content of the AP U.S. History Textbook---and received substantial blowback from the establishment for even daring to question the status quo.
Fast forward to September of this year, and these 3 conservative school board members became the subject of a recall election.
Last night, the three conservative members of the Jefferson County School Board were removed.
From the Huffington Post:
"Various estimates suggest that roughly $1 million was spent on the race, characterized as a“proxy war” between teachers unions and education reform advocates. Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group backed by the billionaire industrialist brothers Charles and David Koch, spent “in the low six figures” on television ads and mailers in support of the school board members at risk of being recalled. More than $277,000 was spent by individuals and groups, including teachers unions, in support of the recall."
Ken Witt, one of the recalled board members, stated to the media that "sometimes it's difficult being the tip of the spear enacting change."
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