Lakeland School Board Chair Michelle Thompson speaks into the mic Thursday night during a special meeting at Lakeland High School to address the failure of the district's supplemental levy. From left: Trustees Bob Jones and David Quimby, Thompson and Trustee Randi Bain.
November 8, 2024
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Board grapples with $9.52M levy failure, no plans for recount
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Many Lakeland Joint School District families and staff members are disappointed, frustrated and angry the supplemental levy so narrowly failed at the polls Tuesday. “We’re just really concerned about where our kids’ education will go and the support the teachers will have to ensure the kids can do their best,” said Erin Bullock of Rathdrum, who has two kids in the district and one in preschool. “Education without stress of big classes, lack of resources, that’s where our concern is.” A special Thursday evening meeting of the Lakeland School Board that lasted 35 minutes and was punctuated by long stretches of complete silence did not seem to offer much reassurance.