Higley Unified School District Board Member Anna Van Hoek accused the district of circumventing state law by paying for an administrator to attend a conference hosted by an organization she said promotes diversity, equity and inclusion concepts restricted by Arizona law.
Van Hoek made the allegation Sept. 1 as the Governing Board considered out-of-state travel for a district special education administrator to attend the Council of Administrators of Special Education, or CASE, conference.
The board ultimately approved the travel 3-1, with Van Hoek opposed.
