Suzy Ernest and Roland Rushman recall, Leyton Public Schools, Nebraska (2021-2022)

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Leyton Public Schools recall
Officeholders
Suzy Ernest Roland Rushman
Recall status
Recall defeated
Recall election date
January 11, 2022
Signature requirement
138 signatures for each member
See also
Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2022 Recalls in Nebraska Nebraska recall laws School board recalls Recall reports

Recall elections against two of the six members of the Leyton Public Schools Board of Education in Nebraska were held on January 11, 2022. Members Suzy Ernest and Roland Rushman were on the ballot. A majority of voters cast ballots against the recalls, keeping both members in office.

Recall vote

Suzy Ernest recall, 2022

Suzy Ernest won the Leyton Public Schools Board of Education recall election on January 11, 2022.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
			Yes	44.3	196
		✔	No	55.7	246
			Total Votes		442

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Roland Rushman recall, 2022

Roland Rushman won the Leyton Public Schools Board of Education recall election on January 11, 2022.

			Recall  Vote	%	Votes
			Yes	40.4	179
		✔	No	59.6	264
			Total Votes		443

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Recall supporters

The recall petitions were filed by William Abbott Jr. Abbott listed the district's increased legal fees since January 2021 as reasons for the recall against both Ernest and Rushman.

The petition against Ernest said she took action without the full board's approval on two items: placing the superintendent on paid administrative leave and signing an acceptance for asbestos removal. Abbott said Ernest also offered an interim superintendent contract to someone facing child abuse charges.

The petition against Rushman said he failed to follow the Board Code of Ethics and slandered district administrators.

Recall opponents

In response to the recall effort against her, Ernest said her action to place the superintendent on paid administrative leave was authorized in the superintendent's contract. Both Ernest and Rushman said the decision to place the superintendent on paid administrative leave occurred after the board received serious complaints. They said those complaints were the reason behind the district's increased legal fees.

Both Ernest and Rushman also said that the board rescinded the interim superintendent contract when members learned of the child abuse charges. Ernest also said that she signed the acceptance for asbestos removal under direction from the then-interim superintendent.

Ernest said she and Rushman were not upset by the recall efforts. "We think this is what makes America great," Ernest said. "We realize this is their right and a way for them to express their opinions."

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing recall in Nebraska

Abbott filed the recall petitions with the Cheyenne County Clerk in August 2021 and submitted signatures in September 2021. To get the recalls on the ballot, 138 signatures had to be collected for each member. On October 12, 2021, the county clerk verified exactly 138 signatures for the recall against Ernest and 148 signatures for the recall against Rushman. The Leyton Board of Education had 21 days to schedule the recall elections. On November 5, 2021, the Leyton Board of Education voted unanimously to schedule both recall elections on January 11, 2022.

2022 recall efforts

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Ballotpedia tracked 54 school board recall efforts against 123 board members in 2022. Recall elections against school board members were held on January 11, 2022, January 18, 2022, January 24, 2022, February 15, 2022, March 29, 2022, April 4, 2022, and November 8, 2022. The school board recall success rate was 7.3%.

The chart below details the status of 2022 recall efforts by individual school board member.

2021 recall efforts

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Ballotpedia tracked 92 school board recall efforts against 237 board members in 2021. Recall elections against 17 board members were held in 2021. The school board recall success rate was 0.42%.

The chart below details the status of 2021 recall efforts by individual school board member.

See also

• Leyton Public Schools, Nebraska
• Recall campaigns in Nebraska
• Political recall efforts, 2021
• Political recall efforts, 2022
• School board recalls
• States that allow school board recalls

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