Where We Are In the Removal Process:
We have worked with our attorney to finalize the formal complaint that will be presented to the Butler County Court of Common Pleas. It is now time to collect signatures.
Signature Progress
Last updated: 8/27/2023
What can YOU do?
Sign the petition. Let your friends, families and neighbors know about the need to sign the petition.
How can I sign the petition?
We will be out and about at various community events and canvassing in neighborhoods. Be on the lookout for opportunities to sign. If you are interested in signing, Sign up here
Question?
If you have any further questions, feel free to e-mail contact@removedarbiboddy.com.
Mission Statement
The purpose of this website is to facilitate the removal of Darbi Boddy from the Lakota Local School Board of Education. In just four short months of serving on the board, Darbi Boddy has created multiple reasons for concerned citizens to speak out on social media, petition the board for censure and removal. The Lakota Local School Board voted 4-1 to censure Mrs. Boddy and 4-0 to ask her to resign due to her behavior. Having reached the limits of their power, it is now up to concerned citizens of the district to act. There has been a variety of information written about what is possible. You can read more about the full process that can legally lead to Mrs. Boddy's removal.
The issues with Darbi Boddy that have prompted concerned Lakota Local School District residents to begin this movement include, but are not limited to:
- A variety of school board ethics violations that contradict the oath of office she took
- Posting pornographic material on her school board social media page
- Trespassing on school grounds
- Misrepresenting what is being taught in our schools
- Refusing to participate in appropriate school board member training
- Abuse of power
- Micromanagement of school administrators
How This Works
Ohio law does not support an election to recall board of education members, nor does it give the school board the power to remove misbehaving board members. The only way to vote a school board member out of office in Ohio is to wait for the end of their term and defeat their re-election bid. There is no such thing as a "referendum" vote for school board members. Ohio Revised Code 3.07-3.10 does, however, grant the ability for a judge to remove a board member due to the misconduct. Here is the process:
Step 1
Draft Complaint
An attorney must be paid an upfront retainer and must draft a formal complaint that includes a detailed list of misconduct while in office. This formal complaint will form the basis of the petition for Step 2.
Step 2
Gather Signatures
We need to gather the number of wet signatures equal to 15% of electors that voted in the last gubernatorial election. In this case, the number of signatures is 6,699 6,573. We'll want to collect a few extra just in case.
Step 3
Litigation
After signatures are collected, the complaint will go before an impartial judge in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas. Evidence will then be presented by our attorney, with the court deciding if Mrs. Boddy will be removed from office.
News Coverage
If you are just hearing about this for the first time, check out just some of the news coverage of Mrs. Boddy.
Local News
- WLWT - School board member called to resign after saying she accidentally posted link to pornographic site in social post
- Local12 - School board member under fire after linking to pornographic site on Facebook post
- WLWT - Superintendent: Lakota board member no longer allowed on district property without authorization, invite
- Cincinnati.com | Enquirer - See the photos: Lakota board member took 55 pictures during 'unannounced' school visits
- FOX19 - 'I will not resign:' Lakota School Board member defiant after controversies, criticism
- FOX19 - Lakota School Board member says photos should help others understand district's 'environment'
- WLWT - Parents of school board members accuse school board member of lying
- WLWT - Lakota school board member responds to criticism, accusations she lied
- WCPO - Letter from Lakota Superintendent says Resignation is Due to Hostile Work Environment Caused by Board Member
- WLWT - Lakota board member criticized for use of antisemetic phrase
- WLWT - Lakota School Board Member ordered to stay away from fellow board member
National/International News Coverage
- Associated Press - School board member censured for ‘typo’ linking to porn site, Picked up by New York Post, CBS News, US News
- WCAX(Burlington, VT) - Ohio school board member’s typo puts porn link in pro-abstinence Facebook post
- Daily Mail (UK) - Ohio local school board censures member who 'accidentally linked a PORN site on her campaign's Facebook page' instead of a link to a site about sexual education for teens
Sign Up To Sign
Please provide your information indicating willingness to sign. Ideally, you would be able to get a whole group of people together!
Frequently Asked Questions
When the formal complaint is completed and there are times and locations to sign, you will be notified.
Can I sign the complaint/petition online?
No. All signatures need to be wet.
Learn moreWhat is the deadline for collecting signatures?
There's no specific deadline, but we would like to collect them as soon as possible.
Learn moreHow many signatures do you need to collect?
About 7000.
Learn moreWho can sign?
Registered Lakota Local School District Voters.
Learn moreI signed the petition online? Do I need to sign this?
Yes, this is different and must be an in person wet signature.
Learn moreI'm worried about being targeted at my job for signing. Is it safe to sign this? Will my signature be made public?
The signatures won't be made available publicly until they are filed with the court. At that point, yours will be one of many thousands of hand-written signatures scanned into a giant PDF.
Learn more