Last year, School Board Member Tom Seesan refused to embrace the DREAM project, no not 'Developing Resources for Education and Athletics in Massillon, the DREAM project, making the head football coach the athletic director and putting football officially at the top of the Washington High School pyramid, athletically and academically.
Former Superintendent Lisa Carmichael opposed the takeover of the school system by the 'Friends of the Program' football boosters. Seesan backed her up.
As a result of her insubordination to the football powers that be, Carmichael was run out of town.
Seesan was seen as a traitor by the 'Friends of the Program,' and was the subject of a sign campaign throughout Massillon calling for his resignation.
Seesan may as well resign, because the takeover of our school district by the 'Friends of the Program' is absolutely complete.
As we peruse the list of candidates for the school board election in November, we see they all have one thing in common.
They are all 'Friends of the Program.'
Vicki Becherucci, despite her many flaws, was not an obedient rubber stamp for the Massillon Tigers ownership consortium.
Her replacement will be.
Let's review the candidates;
Marshall Weinberg, leader and chief propagandist for the football first faction on the school board.
Gary Miller, loyal 'Friend of the Program'
Troy Fry, loyal football booster and chief agitator for the "Seesan must Resign" sign campaign last year.
Michael Slater, loyal football booster.
Mary Strukel, loyal football booster.
After the election, Tom Seesan doesn't even have to bother to attend the school board meetings, he will be totally irrelevant.
He may as well resign.
Then he can be replaced with (drum roll please)
... a football booster
Think of the scheduling conflicts we can avoid.
School Board meetings and booster club meetings can be the same meeting.
Talk about efficient government.
