Early election results favor ousting 2 trustees

ALAMEDA COUNTY — A majority of voters support the recall of two Sunol Glen Unified School District board members, according to early results of a special election spurred by a controversial flag ban last year.

The fates of board president Ryan Jergensen and trustee Linda Hurley’s tenure with the district are in voters’ hands, following the duo’s push last fall to only allow Sunol Glen School to display “flags required by law,” which are the state of California and U.S. flags.

Although the resolution does not specifically mention Pride flags, the rule change came about three months after the flag was flown on school property, and immediately sparked intense backlash across the tiny, one-school district set in a bucolic valley south of Pleasanton in rural Alameda County. The ban passed in a 2-1 vote last September, following a rowdy meeting that quickly descended into chaos, with the entire audience being thrown out. The board’s third member, Ted Romo, vigorously dissented.

File photo of Ryan Jergensen, left, President at Sunol Glen Unified School District, and Peter “Ted” Romo arguing after Sunol Superintendent Molleen Barnes read part of her report during a school board meeting debating whether or not to ban Pride flags at Sunol Glen School in Sunol in 2023. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) 

A recall campaign quickly gained momentum, as the small elementary school in a town of roughly 900 residents turned into a political battlefield between parents and administrators — a notable shift away from the recent spike in conservative policies that have gained traction in school board meetings and elections across the country.

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