There's a pattern in far-right school takeovers. Corruption follows the ideology

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Source: Idaho Statesman

There’s a pattern in far-right school takeovers. Corruption follows the ideology ǀ Opinion

Bryan Clark
Fri, June 30, 2023 at 1:20 PM EDT·3 min read

On Thursday, the West Bonner County School District finalized its contract with serial political entrepreneur and Idaho Freedom Foundation analyst Branden Durst. He will lead the school district, despite the fact that the existing interim superintendent was better qualified and had real experience in the school system.

Along the way, the district declared an emergency, a necessary step for Durst to get his own little kingdom.

Trustee Carolyn Burton — herself no liberal; she described herself as a “Constitutional conservative” — called the board a “fascist dictatorship” as it moved to declare a state of emergency.

(Remember when the far-right thought a state of emergency was tyranny? But that was when it was unjustified — to fight a global pandemic that has only killed around 7 million people — not in circumstances where an emergency was clearly justified — like giving your political ally a job he’s unqualified for.)

The hiring of Durst is sure to be disastrous for the students in West Bonner, which is why parents are organizing an effort to recall two of the far-right trustees on the school board, as the Bonner County Daily Bee reported. But it will be lucrative for Durst, whether this appointment becomes a short-time gig or a long-term position.

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