Johnson loses school job. School Board mum at meeting

This corrects and updates the June 5 Weekly News story which inaccurately concluded Georgia Johnson reached an agreement with the La Conner School District to continue as food services director in September for the next school year.

Georgia Johnson lost her job without a whisper from her employer June 4 at their specially called School Board meeting.

Co-workers, colleagues and friends statements, whether loud and passionate or sent as emails and letters to the La Conner School District Board of Directors, did not win the day. Superintendent Whitney Meissner is not renewing Johnson’s contract f...