Arizona school board member appears to make Nazi salute at public meeting
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An Arizona school board member is facing calls to resign after giving a Nazi salute during a contentious public meeting and later comparing the board president to a dictator and saying, “The only thing I could think of tonight was Hitler.”
Video from the May 26 Deer Valley Unified School District Board of Directors meeting shows board member Kimberly Fisher talking to board President Paul Carver Jr. He is seen raising his right arm and saying “Heil, heil” during a dispute with.
This exchange occurred near the end of the meeting during a disagreement over scheduling a community work session regarding district boundary discussions.
According to video of the meeting, Fisher opposed holding the session in the afternoon, arguing that community members would have difficulty participating.
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In still footage from a Deer Valley Unified School District board meeting, board member Kimberly Fisher stands with board president Paul Carver Jr. He is seen having a contentious exchange over meeting procedures with . (DVUSD)
“The whole point of having a working session with our community is so we can get their input and they can hear our discussions,” Fisher said during the meeting.
Carver later said he wanted to adjourn the meeting because the discussion included an item not on the agenda that could raise concerns under Arizona’s Open Meetings Act.
“The reason for the adjournment call was that as the issue escalated into a discussion of a non-agenda item, the board was moving into territory that could be considered a violation of Arizona’s Open Meetings Act,” Carver said in a video posted on Facebook after the meeting. he said.
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Carver said Fisher made the gesture and comment after the motion to adjourn.
“The point behind this post is that there has been a lot of noise that he may have been justified in making this statement because he felt I was a dictator,” Carver said. “I was just following the rules of the state of Arizona.”
“It is never right to make these gestures or make this statement with those gestures in any environment.”
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The incident drew condemnation from district officials, who said Fisher acted independently and did not represent the district’s views.
“The district does not condone, support or endorse gestures or language associated with hate, discrimination, intimidation or violence in any form,” Deer Valley Unified School District said in a statement. he said. “Such actions do not reflect the mission or vision of Deer Valley Unified School District.”
Kim Fisher took to Facebook hours after the board meeting to explain her side of the story. (Facebook/@kim.fisher.233417)
The District added that Fisher’s “opinions and actions do not reflect and should not be attributed to other board members, staff, the school community, or the District.”
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The Deer Valley Educators Association also condemned Fisher’s behavior and called for his resignation.
“DVEA is appalled and disgusted to see DVUSD Board Member Kimberly Fisher perform the Nazi salute at the board meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2026,” association president Kelley Fisher said in a statement. he said.
“Any leader who performs a Nazi salute at a School Board meeting is unfit for public service. There is no justification for this behavior. Kimberly Fisher must resign before she causes further harm to our students and the community at large.”
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Hours after the meeting, Fisher posted a Facebook livestream in which he doubled down on his criticism of Carver and repeatedly described his leadership as dictatorial.
“We have been living or operating under almost a dictatorship for a long time,” Fisher said.
He also accused Carver of acting like a “dictator” and urged voters not to support him in future elections.
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Towards the end of the livestream, Fisher appeared to relate his thoughts during the meeting to historical dictators.
“What was that? Pol Pot, you know, was the worst dictator I’ve ever heard of,” Fisher said. “All I could think about tonight was Hitler.”
Fisher did not directly address the gesture or comment from the meeting during the livestream.
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In a separate video posted on social media, Carver said community members asked why the board didn’t take action against Fisher. He argued that Arizona law limits school boards’ ability to discipline elected members.
Deer Valley Unified School District Board President Paul Carver Jr. answers community questions in a Facebook video following the May 26 board meeting; At this meeting, board member Kimberly Fisher was giving a Nazi salute and saying “heil, heil”. (Facebook/@paul.carver.264650)
“I want the community to understand that in the state of Arizona, the school district and board do not have the authority to discipline board members,” Carver said.
Carver called Fisher’s behavior “pervasive and repetitive” and said his actions were “completely unacceptable and unprofessional.”
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Deer Valley Unified School District serves more than 33,000 students in northern Maricopa County, including communities in northern Phoenix, Glendale, Peoria, Cave Creek and New River, according to the district.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Fisher for comment.
