Article updated: 4/7/2011 3:01 PM

Ouster of D300's Clark ‘textbook,' expert says

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Monica Clark, who fell well short in her attempt for re-election to the Community Unit District 300 school board on Tuesday, was hampered by a scandal surrounding her profanity-laced comments during a school board meeting last month.

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Just weeks before the April 5 election, incumbent Community Unit District 300 board member Monica Clark was caught by microphones using an obscenity to describe students at a school board meeting. At the polls, Clark finished dead last. What affect did the YouTube videos and facebook page have on the result?