The Little Miami Board of Education says 38 people have applied to fill the Board’s vacant seat left by former member Dan Smith.
Smith resigned a few weeks ago after social media posts he made denying the Holocaust and praising Hitler were publicized. The Board of Education quickly accepted his resignation and requested applications from district residents to take his place.
The first few months of 2026 have been eventful for the school board. Shortly before his resignation, Smith and fellow members Mandy Bullock, Diane Horvath, and President David Wallace voted to remove a small pro-LGBTQ poster reading “Hate Has No Home Here” from the wall of a Little Miami High School classroom, declaring it “sexual content.” The poster contained images of a heart-shaped American flag alongside several Pride flags…