SEATTLE — The petition to recall Seattle Public School Board President Liza Rankin will not move forward. A King County Judge ruled the petition lacked legal sufficiency during a hearing Monday afternoon. He determined that the petition did not prove that Rankin demonstrated malfeasance, misfeasance, or a violation of her oath of office.
The recall effort came after the district’s proposal to close schools, a plan that has since been withdrawn.
“I am glad that the outcome is what it is, so we can get back to the work of representing the community and serving the students,” said Rankin.
A group of SPS parents filed the petition last month, and
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