After the local Pravda branch of USAToday flogged half the story, the BoE in Oconomowoc gave up the fight.
...the district said the letter it sent in May to Schweitzer was in the capacity of her being the president of the Wisconsin chapter of No Left Turn in Education.
"While the recipient may also identify as a parent, the letter was clearly not sent to her in that individual capacity," the statement said....
Yah, sure. Right.
Here's the surrender:
..."We consider this issue closed, and we do not anticipate any further comment on this matter...."
The rest of the story? That comes from Rick Esenberg, who drilled the Ocon BoE with a letter explaining that they were wrong on every single aspect of their C&D demand. (You will note that Pravda never provided you with a quote from Esenberg's memo to the Board.)
"By declaring the matter ‘closed,’ the District appears to have dropped its threat to sue Alexandra for criticizing the District. It’s a shame the District continues to accuse her of spreading misinformation while refusing to explain what it might be or responding to our letter explaining the basis for her statements, but this is still the right outcome and the result we hoped for. Parents should be free to comment on their experiences with their kids’ schools," Esenberg said in the emailed statement.
They can't 'explain' it, Rick--as you well know. So they ran away.
Good.
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