Souderton’s School Board Member Sparks Outrage After Lewd Attack on Vice President Harris — and the Board Responds With Silence

Souderton Area School Board member Bill Formica, a Republican, is facing growing calls to resign after posting a vulgar, sexist comment online about Vice President Kamala Harris. In August, Formica wrote that Harris “blew a lot of dudes,” a remark that residents say reflects a pattern of bigotry and hostility on his now-deleted social media accounts.

The community’s outrage has only intensified as the Republican-controlled board has refused to hold Formica accountable. At recent meetings, residents packed the room and spilled into the hallway — some forced to stand outside — using “cricket” clickers to symbolize what they described as “complete silence” from Formica’s colleagues. Even as hundreds of parents and taxpayers called the comment disgraceful, the board’s GOP majority has issued no statement, taken no action, and offered no condemnation.

Parents say the board’s refusal to address the situation makes it clear that Formica’s behavior is being normalized. Many expressed frustration that a district that claims “character counts” is allowing a Republican board member to stay in office after publicly degrading the nation’s first woman vice president. Residents also criticized the board for checking IDs at the door and refusing to move meetings to larger spaces, steps they say are designed to keep public pressure out of the room.

Formica, first appointed in 2023 after winning the Republican primary for the open seat, has apologized but blamed backlash on “tired old labeling applied to all white alpha males.” His apology has been widely rejected by residents who say it was insincere and dismissive.

The GOP majority’s silence has become a major point of anger in the community, with parents arguing that their refusal to even comment suggests they agree with or are willing to tolerate Formica’s behavior. Critics say this is just the latest example of an extremist faction on school boards across the region using their positions to push culture-war politics rather than serve students.

Formica’s term runs through 2027, and the board has no authority to remove him unless he chooses to resign — something he has given no indication he intends to do. Residents, meanwhile, say they won’t forget that when a Republican school board member publicly demeaned the vice president of the United States, the rest of the board met it not with leadership, but with crickets.