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California school board members resigned en masse after being caught during a public video conference mocking their parents over the reopening of schools closed during the pandemic.
According to a Fox News report, all four members, including President Lisa Brizendine of the Oakley Elementary School District Council, resigned Friday.
The board members were caught on video complaining about parents wanting teachers to return to their classrooms. Brizendine apparently joked with parents who ‘want their babysitters back’ during the Wednesday meeting which according to trustees is private.
‘The comments made are not in line with our vision and are certainly not what any of us as leaders stand for. I know we have lost trust in the community. I will not make excuses for what happened or why it happened, “said principal Greg Hetrick in a statement.
Brisendine later issued an apology. The other members of the board – Kim Beede, Erica Ippolito and Richie Masadas – resigned on Friday.