Parents to school board: Ditch Durst

Heather Scott would have you all believe that the "liberals are angry" about not getting their way. I am writing this to set the record straight.

I am a First and Second Amendment supporter, and a mom. The woman sitting next to me at the school board meeting booing at the board for selecting Branden Durst voted for Trump both times and has a daughter who just graduated from Priest River Lamanna High School. That man yelling for a recall of board members has an anti-Biden bumper sticker and has coached both of our sons in football.

We are Priest River.

We are social workers, laborers, business owners, mental health professionals, teachers, parents, coaches, Democrats, Republicans, independents, and Libertarians. Our political and religious views vary, but we all have one thing in common: we love our kids and our town. We are parents, and we are pissed.

Branden Durst called us "woke." He certainly woke up all the Mama Bears and Papa Bears in town, and we are ready to do some housekeeping. We have been complacent and have put too much trust in our school board. We were sleeping, but we are now awake. We are reading Idaho State Code, we are learning the laws, and we are holding the board accountable. Our elected officials are not hearing our voices. We cannot sit down, we will not be quiet, and we will not stop because our children and their well-being are of the utmost importance.

All these Mama and Papa Bears will not stop fighting for our kids! Ditch Durst. We want Luckey.

TATUM SCHIWAL JONES

Priest River