Sunol pride flag ban leads to effort to recall school board members

SUNOL, Calif. (KRON) – Efforts for recalling two Sunol Glen School District board members, Ryan Jorgensen and Linda Hurley, are in motion.

The group United for Sunol Glen announced the Alameda County Registrar of Voters has approved the petitions to recall Sunol Glen Unified School District Trustees Ryan Jergensen and Linda Hurley on Friday. The United for Sunol Glen is a group of parents, Sunolians, and school community members.

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In a released statement, The United for Sunol Glen explained why the recall is necessary, “Respected leadership is paramount for the prosperity of the Sunol and Sunol Glen School communities. This recall is a united effort to restore order, respect, and good governance to the school board.”

In September 2023, the board of trustees president, Jorgensen, and trustee Hurley voted against the pride flag or any other flag except the American flag on school property.

Superintendent Molleen Barnes said she disagreed with that decision but would honor it. A little over a week later, Barnes’ job performance was under review.

The community has until Feb. 20 to collect 246 signatures to progress the recall. According to the World Population Review, Sunol has only 799 residents.

If the signatures are collected, the members can be recalled as early as April or May.

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