Schools
Online Petition Started to Fire PUSD Superintendent John Collins
As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, the petition on Change.org had a dozen signatures.
A follower of a group started in response to Poway Unified's billion-dollar bond controversy has started a petition on Change.org, a web-based platform for "social change," to fire PUSD Superintendent John Collins.
The petition from a follower of Thanks a Billion states that Collins has "misled the board of trustees in fiscal mismanagement" and accuses the superintendent of lacking openness and accountability.
In an opinion article posted on Poway Patch on Monday, a poll was conducted surveying people's thoughts on firing Collins.
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As of 11 p.m. Tuesday, 16 of the 18 votes were in favor of the removal of Collins. At the same time, the Change.org petition showed 13 signatures, with a total of 87 still needed.
One signer of the petition said Collins was responsible for the financial disaster of the district.
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View the petition on Change.org here and leave your thoughts on the issue below.
Editor's Note: The story has been corrected to note the petition was started by a follower of Thanks a Billion, not by the page's owner.
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