Response to my inquiry of Guilderland Board of Education Richard Weisz regarding my iquiry of the board president about my sources’ information that the “emergency” Monday evening meeting.
First is my email to him:
From: Mark Williams [mailto:mark@marktalk.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 12:30 PM
To: mcguirej@guilderlandschools.org
Subject: an old Nixon dirty trick?Word is trickling to me that you plan to hold tomorrow’s (7/7) “Emergency” board meeting in a conference room so that you may enlist the local fire marshal to declare anybody who tries to speak part of a dangerous and illegal gathering and thus subject to arrest.
I am reporting as such on my web site, along with the notation that I have contacted you and am awaiting response. You may respond via email, posted comment to the on-line story (in the News & Commentary Section of www.MarkTalk.com) or call me directly at my 24/7 line (xxx) xxx-xxxx.
FYI, this will be the topic of conversation most of Monday afternoon ( 2-6 PM) again on my local radio show (590 AM WROW) and will be uploaded to MarkTalk.com for my international RSS subscribers.
Thank you
Mark Williams
CEO MarkTalk LLC / www.MarkTalk.comHost NewsTalk 590 WROW AM
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Here is response:
Return-path: <RWeisz@hodgsonruss.com>
Envelope-to: mark@marktalk.com
Delivery-date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:22:22 -0700
your information is incorrect. We will be deciding whether to proceed in executive session or not as is required under our policy. If we proceed in executive session, we will not do it in front of the public.dick weisz
And my answer to that:
From: Mark Williams [mailto:mark@marktalk.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 8:07 PM
To: Weisz, Richard
Subject: Re: an old Nixon dirty trick?Are you available for an on air interview (via telephone) at any point between 2 & 6 PM tomorrow (Monday), regarding this story?
As his answer shows, he has no stomach to answer questions:
Return-path: <RWeisz@hodgsonruss.com>
Envelope-to: mark@marktalk.com
Delivery-date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:22:22 -0700
sorry, I have got hearings tomorrow and can’t commit to being free
Maybe another day
dick
This is strikingly similar to what a teacher named Daniel Pickett went through at RCS High School at the hands of Superintendant Vickie Wright (Recently let go with unbelievable benefits). He was accused of inappropriate relations with a student on a trip to Italy which was denied by the student. Vickie pushed to transfer him to the middle school and, by the teacher’s account, put his family under watch by a private detective to see what could be dug up. All at taxpayer expense with no evidence of wrongdoing. The school board just allowed this charade to go on and they too ran away when addressed at public meetings by the public, including many students.
I was at the high school graduation that year when at least half of the students stood up and turned their back to Ms. Wright during her commencement speech.
If you get a change check that story out as well.
Comment by Mike — July 7, 2008 @ 12:45 PM