Katie Williams didn’t want to resign from her position as a trustee on the Clark County School Board.
During her nearly four years on the board, the outspoken conservative has often been lambasted for her social media commentary — such as her opposition to COVID-19 safety recommendations and comments mocking the Clark County School District, individual trustees , teachers and community leaders .
But despite having differing political views from many of other leaders in the district of about 300,000 students, the fifth largest in the country, she said she grew to appreciate it.
“There’s a lot of good that happens in that district,” she said in an interview with The Nevada Independent . “I’m a little emotional because I actually didn’t want to quit.”
She formally resigned Wednesday, hours after the Clark County District Attorney’s Office filed a petition asking a court to declare her seat vacant after it investigated and determined that Williams lives in Nebraska and intended to abandon her Nevada residence. The court filing came a week after the office sent Williams a letter asking her to voluntarily resign.