School board deserves a voice –not an echo

It appears from the ongoing saga of Mike Dunn vs. everyone else there is a common denominator coming forth. It looks like the big picture is: if your values, options and solutions are not the the same views of the other four school board members you’re out.

Mr. Dolnick in Thousand Oaks feels the other four board members “are intelligent, reasonable and address issues in a competent manner.” Therefore we must assume Mr. Dunn is none of these.

Mr. Dunn also used a small and apparently very threatening U.S. Army pin that once belonged to his father (which he has every right to wear on civilian clothing) to intimidate his other board members. Wow–very scary stuff! How dare he support the military in a public way! For all of this, Mr. Dunn should resign.

Ms. Smiley in Westlake Village wants Mr. Dunn “to work within the context of cooperation and compromise in order to get work done.”

So now I’m getting the picture. If you are not of the same mind set, and are not willing to march down the education road in jack-boot lockstep with the others in power, you are not intelligent, reasonable nor can you address issues in a competent manner.You also don’t play well with others.

So much for diversity of thought on the Conejo Valley Unified School Board. Ron Patterson Thousand Oaks