Takeaways
- Rep. Chris Croft has privately signaled support for dissolving school boards but has not done anything publicly.
- A series of videos was posted to X with Croft and other key Republican officials.
- Public education advocates aren’t sure if his proposal is even possible, but they say any attempt to do so undermines public education.
The Kansas House majority leader wants to dissolve school boards. He’s been studying state law to find a way to do that.
“We can dissolve the school board. You can do it by petition,” Rep. Chris Croft said in a video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. “I am so stinking excited about the possibility there.”
The video was a conversation between Croft, an Overland Park Republican, and Johnson County GOP chair Maria Holiday in early 2023. The Beacon’s reporting has been unable to establish why the video was posted to X this fall. After hearing this proposal, Holiday said Croft should “insert an evil laugh.”
“I like that,” Croft said. Then, Holiday mimicked an evil laugh.