School Board Tenure
- Russell Jan Pinney was appointed to the Roseville Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees in 1995 to fill a vacant seat. He was reelected in 1996, 2000, and 2004, serving for 13 years straight on the school board. His current term is up in 2008.
- Russell Jan Pinney voted against the controversial "Quality Science Education Policy," keeping anti-evolution theories from being taught (against State laws) in local high schools.
- Russell Jan Pinney voted against allowing students to be released from school without parent's knowledge or consent for confidential medical treatments.
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