STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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Resolution to Condemn Racism and Advance Equity
NOV 15, 2021: BOARD ELECTS NEW BOARD PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
State Board members elected Charlotte McGuire as the new SBOE president and member Steve Dackin as the new vice president. McGuire, who was the Board vice president, replaces Laura Kohler who resigned in October under pressure for refusing to rescind the Board's Resolution to Condemn Racism and Advance Equity.  Board members also swore in one of two newly appointed State Board members, Brandon Kern of Amanda, in Fairfield County. Richard Chernesky of Waynesville, in Warren County, was not sworn in at the meeting. Both were appointed by Governor Mike DeWine after Laura Kohler and Eric Poklar resigned.
OCT 29, 2021: RESIGNATION OF BOARD PRESIDENT AND APPOINTED MEMBER
Two appointed members of the State Board of Education, former president Laura Kohler and Eric Poklar, resigned from the Board under pressure for not voting to rescind the Board's Resolution to Condemn Racism and Advance Equity in October. 

Kohler cited direct pressure from Governor Mike DeWine and Senate President Matt Huffman, saying Governor DeWine requested her resignation and Senator Huffman had enough votes to remove her if she did not resign. Aside from Senator Huffman's issue with Kohler and Poklar voting against rescinding the resolution in October, Senator Huffman also stated that he wanted to de-centralize the Central Ohio presence on the Board.
APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATIONS
In the same week, the Senate Committee also confirmed the appointments of three appointed members who voted to rescind the Resolution to Condemn Racism and Advance Equity, two of whom voted to pass the resolution in July 2020*:
NEW GOVERNOR APPOINTMENTS
​Hours after accepting the resignations, Governor DeWine appointed two new members to the State Board:
  • Richard J. Chernesky of Waynesville, in Warren County
  • Brandon Kern of Amanda, in Fairfield County 
OCT 13, 2021: REPEAL OF BOARD RESOLUTION TO CONDEMN RACISM AND ADVANCE EQUITY
The State Board of Education voted 10-7 to rescind the July 2020 Resolution to Condemn Racism and Advance Equity, and adopt Martha Manchester's amended version of Brendan Shea's Resolution to Promote Academic Excellence in K-12 Education for Each Ohio Student Without Prejudice or Respect to Race, Ethnicity, or Creed.

NOTE: Some Board members who voted to rescind the resolution also stated their intention to re-evaluate and dismantle the "equity" components of the Ohio Department of Education's Each Child Our Future 2019-2024 Strategic Plan.