Lansing school board attempts to silence minority board members

Lansing school board attempts to silence minority board members

USD 469, Lansing, school board member Kirsten Workman has been under fire by her colleagues for her student-focused outspokenness for some time. Indeed, the board is proposing policies that would essentially turn the board of education into a rubber stamp for the board president and superintendent of schools. The board voted Monday, Oct. 13, 2026, to table a proposal that, in a Facebook post, Workman said would “heavily restrict public engagemen…