Although Newberg is a relatively small town, the school board stayed in the news for the past couple of years due to a string of controversies that started with an effort to ban LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter flags in schools in 2021. After that, the board fired one superintendent and hired another. There was a recall election with two conservative members on the ballot. The progressive board members resigned, citing a toxic work environment. Full story: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/elections/newberg-school-board-incumbents-voted-out/283-495454d6-484f-45ae-b3d6-9dc1c30dbd1a Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/KGWNews8 Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect