At the July 28th meeting, the Board of Education undertook the yearly task of voting for board leadership positions. Anna Meinhardt, who has been the president for the last 2.5 years and Eric Hansen, the vice president for the last year, were nominated to continue in these positions for 2025-2026. Meinhardt declined the nomination, stating the majority on the board has taken a direction she cannot align with. The majority she is referencing are Eric Lawson, Sarah Costain, AJ MacArthur and Monica Dziesinski… The Wrecking Balls. In particular, she spoke of the “Bathroom Policy” these four are moving to implement and hiring Kallman Law Group as legal counsel for Alpena Public Schools (APS). Hansen declined his nomination for vice president, citing time constraints.
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