In a remarkable turn of events, two members of the Geneva District 304 School Board have resigned, according to a report in the Kane County Chronicle.
Board President Taylor Egan has apparently resigned without any public statement.
Board Member Alicia Saxton resigned Monday, according to the report, and sent a statement to the Kane County Chronicle on Wednesday.
Saxton’s statement, as reported by the Chronicle, is remarkable in its direct condemnation of the district’s superintendent, Kent Mutchler.
“It was very hard to sit back and constantly be blamed for every decision as a school board when we had very little to do with these decisions,” Saxton said, according to the Chronicle.
“Much of this was the superintendent’s power to approve,” Saxton said. “The board is there to oversee everything. All the planning and execution lies within the superintendent’s office and for us to be blamed for every single missed and poor decision while he sat back and did not comment – it was very difficult.”
Board Vice President Michael McCormick said he will be designated as the board president and a new vice president will have to be chosen, according to the report.
“And then we’re going to start the process, we’ll put that out to the public I imagine on Monday, we’ll be able to get those two positions filled pretty quickly,” he said, according to the report.
Superintendent Mutchler has previously announced that he plans to retire at the end of term in June of 2023.
