In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!”

Robert Varich has drawn criticism from fellow candidates for his controversial views on, among other things, arming teachers with guns.

The Campbell-area school board censured a colleague for racially charged and otherwise discriminatory comments he made last month.

A South Bay schools trustee who came under fire for glibly denying the realities of discrimination said he’d rather redeem himself than resign.

Matthew Dean apologized in an uncharacteristically tame email, but only after doubling down on his inflammatory hot-takes in a phone call.