The power-hungry principal of a Santa Barbara elementary school manipulated a student council election to make her own daughter president of the student body.
Arielle Curry, principal of Washington Elementary School, was placed on administrative leave for nearly two weeks after she admitted to overriding the outcome of an election for the president of the sixth grade, lifting her daughter into the position.
In a letter to families, Curry wrote that in the election, ‘the runner-up candidates were selected instead of the candidates who received the most votes. This resulted in my own child being appointed president.’
Curry made the admission after a witness reported the fraud to the district, a parent told Edhat. She later apologized for ‘the disruption it caused within our school community.’
But the power play has sparked tangible turmoil in the school’s day-to-day life.
‘She blames this on a flawed process, but she is the flawed process,’ the parent told Edhat, calling the move a ‘very stupid choice.’
The parent further said the situation ‘makes the school as a whole look ridiculous and is harming the culture and environment of the school.’
Curry was placed on administrative leave in late September but did not face further consequences as the school already announced her return.
DEI – didnt earn it!