Three members of the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) Board of Education were served with a notice of intention to circulate a recall petition at the Dec. 13 meeting. Board President Noah Margo, Vice President Amanda Stern, and Mary Wells each received a notice from proponents of the recall, who are reportedly advocates for former high school wrestling coach, Ryan Faintich. Faintich was fired in November by Superintendent Dr. Michael Bregy after video surveillance footage surfaced that showed him pushing another student on campus. Since then, the board has heard testimony from dozens of outspoken Faintich supporters at its last two board meetings, asking that his termination be reconsidered. Newly installed Judy Manouchehri and board member Rachelle Marcus, who was reinstalled for her second term that night, did not receive a notice.
In an exclusive statement for the Courier, the district provided this response:
