Legislature censures — doesn’t impeach — Utah school board member Natalie Cline

The family of a student targeted by Cline told House Speaker Mike Schultz they wanted Cline to be impeached.

In a statement responding to the vote, the student’s father, Al van der Beeken, said, “It’s not the resolution we were hoping for, but it’s a step in the right direction.” Because the Legislature censured Cline rather than impeaching her, the GOP school board member will be able to remain on the ballot and participate in the Salt Lake County Republican Party’s nominating convention in April. The primary election is in June.

Two representatives — Blanding Republican Rep. Phil Lyman and West Valley City Democratic Rep. Brett Garner — voted against the resolution. Lyman said in a text Thursday afternoon that “Cline’s social media activity, in my observation, did not warrant legislative involvement,” adding that he “validate the feelings of” the student and her family.

“We’re here talking to the community now, letting the community know that we heard them and we wanted to start the proceedings to impeach Natalie Cline, but weren’t given the opportunity on the floor today,” Romero said. Impeachment requires the approval of two-thirds of the members of both the House and the Senate. “There was some support in our body for impeachment, but there was not enough even for a majority vote,” Schultz said after the resolution passed.

When asked whether he had a conversation with the family in which they changed their position prior to the vote, Schultz said he had talked with the family, but didn’t indicate their position on censure.

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