Nampa School District board trustee Mike Kipp faces a recall on the March 9 ballot.
The recall effort is from a group of parents frustrated with Kipp’s votes last fall to continue remote learning and delay restarting sports.
Kipp on Sept. 2 voted in the majority, 4-1, to keep classes fully online, but he was the only trustee to dissent against resuming sports. He told the Idaho Press on Tuesday he felt resuming sports would prioritize that over reopening schools. At the time, Canyon County was at a red health alert level for the spread of COVID-19.
Kipp said his actions have always been to keep education and the health and safety of students and parents first on his agenda.
Nampa School District is opening for all students after spring break on March 29, a move Kipp supported for secondary students.
Election Day for Ada and Canyon County voters is March 9. To find your polling place in Canyon County, visit canyonco.org/elected-officials/clerk/elections. If you requested an absentee ballot, it is due back to the Elections Office by 8 p.n. on Tuesday. The Elections Office is located at 1102 E. Chicago, Caldwell, ID 83605.
Ada County voters can find their polling place at adacounty.id.gov/elections and can return absentee ballots by 8 p.m. to the Elections Office at 400 N Benjamin Ln, Ste 100, Boise ID 83704.
