![]() Griffen declined an interview request via email. "I felt like it wasn't productive for me to be there any more."Ĭhandler said her departure was not triggered by DeLeon's withdrawal but a separate incident she was uncomfortable discussing. "There are lot of people reading false information on social media and just being cruel," she said Tuesday morning. She decided to leave, she said, because of what she called "hateful rhetoric" and "bullying." Knox wrote that the remaining board would be tasked with filling the vacancies and would start the process at the district's April 6 board meeting.Ĭhandler said the resignations were "parallel," though not directly connected. ![]() More: State fiscal review finds 'high risk' of insolvency in Ojai Unified School DistrictĪcting Superintendent Sherril Knox announced the latest resignations in a districtwide message Monday night, saying Griffen's resignation took effect Monday and Chandler's on Tuesday. The district has battled to stave off fiscal insolvency in recent months, approving closures to two schools and dozens of layoffs amid a series of bad budget reviews and audits. Trustees Phil Moncharsh, Jim Halverson and Atticus Reyes took office in December. ![]() The resignations follow the ouster of four-year Superintendent Tiffany Morse two weeks ago and the Sunday departure of interim replacement, Penelope DeLeon, four days after trustees appointed her to the role.Ĭhandler, who had represented Trustee Area 2 for two years, and Griffen, the Area 4 representative for six years, leave the five-seat board without its two longest-tenured members. ![]() Ojai Unified School District Board President Rebecca Chandler and Vice President Shelly Griffen have resigned, the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the embattled district. ![]()
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