Madison Recall Effort Fails

An effort to recall Madison school board member Bill Keys over a flap involving the Pledge of Allegiance has failed. Keys, a retired Madison teacher, drew criticism for authoring a proposal to require schools to play an instrumental version of the National Anthem instead of requiring students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The school board’s adoption of the proposal drew national attention. Opponents began a recall drive, but failed to gather even half the votes needed to force a recall election.

Posted December 14, 2001