The audience of several hundred had just heard John Kaszuba’s famous call “Everybody up for the kickoff!” when Southern Regional School District Superintendent Craig Henry asked any past and present school board members in the gymnasium to step forward for “an ad-hoc board of education meeting.” A bit of an awkward silence filled the space.

It was a seemingly strange request to make two-thirds of the way through the “celebration of life” ceremony in honor of Kaszuba, but a moment later seven…