https://tucson.com/news/local/political ... e=twitter_Political Notebook: Crowd claims 'Robert's Rules' let them pick new Vail school board
Tim Steller, Henry Brean 4 hrs ago
They came from around Arizona, stormed a school board meeting, then pretended to elect a completely new board, convincing many residents on social media that it had actually happened. It was a weird night in Vail. The crowd of about 200 that gathered outside the Vail school board meeting Tuesday evening was organized in part through the Purple for Parents Facebook page, which is used by people statewide, said Vail board member Chris King. They wanted Vail to rescind its mask mandate for district students. When some protesters refused to obey the mask requirement to attend the meeting and pushed past security, the board called off the meeting.
Some protesters told the Star they were Vail parents and others said they lived in the community but their children, if they had any, attended private schools or were home-schooled. Others were from elsewhere in Arizona. One leading protester, Steven Tyler Daniels, lives in Maricopa County, and in his Facebook profile identifies himself as “Chairman Pro Tem at Patriot Party of Arizona.” The owner of local business Viva Coffee House, Kelly Walker, had already made a name for himself around Tucson when, before the meeting, he used his business Facebook page to call for people to attend. “Come out tonight and support our children. The mental trauma and suicide caused by failed, unscientific policies must end now,” one post read. Walker said he planned to speak to the board before the meeting was canceled, although his children are home-schooled and do not attend Vail schools. Hours after the meeting ended and sheriff’s deputies had arrived, about 200 people still hung around inside and outside the building. Crowded and unmasked in the entryway of the Vail Education Center, where the board meetings are held, an excited group proceeded to pretend to appoint new board members.
Daniels called for volunteers from the crowd to nominate new board members. Once five people had stepped forward and were “elected” by less than 100 people yelling “aye,” this impostor board voted to remove the Vail School District’s mask mandate. Several Vail protestors, seeming to believe that they had just elected new board members for the 13,600-student district, tried to push past sheriff’s deputies into the board room. Michelle Dillard, a member of Purple for Parents who lives in Maricopa County and has a banner for the “Patriot Party of Arizona” on her Facebook page, repeatedly told a sheriff’s deputy that the new board needed to get past him into the board room because of Robert’s Rules, referring to the most widely used manual of procedure in the United States.
The crowd had been yelling “Robert Rules” earlier, implying that something in the rules allowed them to spontaneously overthrow the November 2020 Vail school board election, in which more than 74,000 residents voted. “Meet the NEW Vail School District Board, elected by the PEOPLE!” one Viva Coffee House post said later. “What an amazing choice—these people CARE about YOU, not power, not politics...YOU! We don’t know if this will ultimately be legitimized, but we understand the sentiment.” Daniels attempted to stage a similar takeover the following night at the Dysart School Board meeting in Maricopa County. He was disappointed by the small turnout, but nonetheless live streamed himself calling the police who asked him to leave “Nazis” and “fascists.” Protesters said they would take similar actions in districts like Tanque Verde, Sahuarita and Marana. The Tanque Verde School District canceled its scheduled board meeting Wednesday night in anticipation of similar protests.
Contact columnist Tim Steller at tsteller@tucson.com or 520-807-7789. On Twitter: @senyorreporter. Contact reporter Henry Brean at hbrean@tucson.com or 520-573-4283. On Twitter: @RefriedBrean
On the School Board pretend election: 180K views in a day on this Rumble video. They are desperate to be contrary. Here are the idiots voting themselves into "office". 74K people voted for the real school board members.
Of course, Karl Koenigs will fall for anything. Now Karl spreads the lie on Telegram unquestioningly about the school board meeting. Karl:
Reality:AMERICAN MILITIA FREEDOM FORCES, [29.04.21 16:09]
100s of parents in Vail, AZ attended a School Board meeting, protesting mask mandates for schools. They would not leave. The Board was overwhelmed and outnumbered. They quit. The parents elected new members and immediately struck down mask mandates for kids.
https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/l ... legitimateLawyer: Group's attempt to replace Vail board was not legitimate
The Vail School District is disputing claims from a group calling itself "Freedom Fighters Group" that they replaced the school board.
By: KGUN 9 On Your SidePosted at 7:18 AM, Apr 29, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-29 12:29:22-04
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — EDITOR'S NOTE: A previous version of this story attributed the first quotation below to attorney Steve Portell. It was Vail Superintendent John Carruth who called the new board "a publicity stunt." The story has been corrected and KGUN 9 regrets the error.
The Vail School District is disputing claims from a group calling itself "Freedom Fighters Group" that they replaced the school board. The group says it took action using Robert's Rules of Order. They are guiding principals used to run board meetings. The district says the group didn't vote in a new board. We talked to a local attorney about the rules.
"It's a publicity stunt," Vail Superintendent John Carruth said. "A new board needs to be voted through a due elected process of the voters of this community. That did not happen last night." Portell said the rules do not give the group the right to take over.
"Roberts Rules of Order have been around for decades and really provide a way of conducting open meetings, public meetings, in an orderly fashion," attorney Steve Portell said. "They don't have the legal impact of supplanting Arizona law and removing elected officials from office." The district has repeatedly said that the mask mandate will remain in place through the end of the school year.
One of the idiot "leaders" owns Viva Coffee House https://www.facebook.com/VivaCoffeeHouse and lied to Dinesh who promoted it. Lots more on the Viva page.
Dan Bongino has spread this fake news on a Facebook post, along with Charlie Kirk and tons of other trolls. It's a real anatomy of how the RWNJs spread fantasy garbage at lightning speed.
He was arrested last year:
https://www.kold.com/2020/09/15/coffee- ... s-meeting/Coffee shop owner arrested at Board of Supervisors meeting
Viva Coffee House accused of non-compliance, and targeted with threatening messages from the public
By Bud Foster | September 15, 2020 at 7:15 PM MST - Updated September 16 at 5:23 AM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - When the Pima County Board of Supervisors passed its mask mandate in May, rather than punish the businesses which failed to obey the rules, the county decided on a “wall of shame.” The general public was encouraged to report businesses who were out of compliance, the county would investigate and decide whether their names should be published.
So far, about a half dozen have been listed. One of those was the Viva Coffee House on East Valencia Road in Rita Ranch. “We have tried to comply with all the COVID mandates,” said Kelly Walker, co-owner of the business. “They keep changing a lot.” Walker says a woman came in and took photographs which he says misrepresented the restaurant’s policy. Those photos made it to the county which put him on the list.
“We always, always had a good relationship with the health department,” Walker said. “I really have no idea why they did this but it wasn’t right.” The County Health Department has not responded as yet. Walker says his mask policy is in compliance with the county mask resolution. But Walker says he has been blasted on social media with death threats to him, his workers and family because the community doesn’t believe he is in compliance because of the listing. He attempted to read some of those threats to the board this morning during the call to the audience. The profanity he used from the social media posts got him arrested, led from the board room and charged with disorderly conduct.
“I didn’t want to do this,” he said. “But they needed to understand, they needed that shock to finally understand what local businesses are going through.” He wants and apology from the board and a change in policy which doesn’t shame businesses. The board has voted to reconsider the proposal.
The arrest:
After this he lost his coffee supplier.
He's hopping mad, even though his children are home-schooled and do not attend Vail schools.
Viva Coffee House
Want to know what REALLY happened at the VUSD meeting last night? Watch our Instagram Live videos @VivaCoffeeHouse.
As usual, the local fake news completely distorted it, and John Carduth’s email last night was a sloppy, unconvincing CYA.
We know the truth, and you will too when you see for yourself. Video doesn’t lie.
Now, be free and enjoy the fresh air today! Over 200 people were peacefully gathered and unmasked at the VUSD District office last night, with law enforcement everywhere and no one got arrested.
#VivaFreedom
Finally, a few days later, Kelly is starting to face reality on his Facebook page.
He's also posting on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vivacoffeehou ... nel/?hl=en In one video, he freely admits he has no kids in those schools but "he's doing it for us". There are a bunch more besides these.Viva Coffee House
I am recommending, in consultation with community leaders, that the group of parents who formed a de facto new Vail Governing Board of Directors give the sitting Vail Board of Directors (elected in the General Election) the opportunity to make this right for the people they swore an oath to protect and stand up for! We will continue our recall efforts with the demand that these illegal mandates are lifted immediately and ARS 1-602 is complied with, and then the People of our Community can speak as to whether these Board members retain these positions.
Our best information in consultation with a number of people and organizations within our community is that the VUSD Board did not resign, though they left the meeting room. They would not address the students and parents who took time out of their workday and evening schedules to be present for a very important meeting. They deserved to have a voice regarding the future mitigation strategies for this district, which would include removing the mandates and restoring our kids', parents', and teachers' right to make their own health decisions, including regarding masks, vaccinations, and other "mitigation strategies."
We also understand Governor Doug Ducey is aware of this situation and we encourage him to help make this right for the parents and children who were wronged.
-Kelly John Walker, M.S. Viva owner, and local business leader
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#PurpleforParents #VivaFreedom
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My son, Zach update
This is what they are doing to kids. Zach went all the way up the chain and got “permission” to wear a face shield. He just texted me this update.
This is killing our children. I am SO proud of Zach!
@iansmithfitness @dbongino @azinformer @mama_bear365 @dineshjdsouza @tongonator 3h
This is just getting started. It'll probably take a week for the real dead-enders like The Spork and Miki Booth to grab on with both hands.
You gotta know Jan Brewer and Kelli Ward are looking up smiling from Hell.*
* Yeah, they aren't dead, but the visual works.