County officials approved the format for a petition to recall three Jefferson County Public Schools board members.
Beth Clippinger, an executive assistant in the Jefferson County clerk and recorder’s office, said the office approved the petition wording Tuesday to recall Republican school board members Ken Witt, Julie Williams and John Newkirk.
Jeffco United for Action, a group involving parents that , announced it will begin gathering signatures in a public event Wednesday.
To spur a recall election, the group must now collect 15,000 signatures for each board member and submit them by Sept. 4.
The proposed petition criticizes the board majority for attempts to censor U.S. history classes, violating open meeting laws and claims the board has “wasted millions of taxpayer dollars,” including on a high salary for the new superintendent and legal expenses.
Jeffco United for Action was registered with the state last month as a nonprofit corporation by Wendy McCord, a parent in Jefferson County.
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