Note: Please read the following article for explanation and refutation of some of this article’s content, and for additional information that was not available at the time of this writing.
It came to my attention this morning that there was more to Tuesday night’s candidate forum at Woodstock High School than met the eye. It would seem certain that, however it happened, the incumbents (Chapman and Read) enjoyed an unfair advantage over the other candidates.
I have personally spoken with two of the candidates who were part of the forum. Each of them was in a fairly good position to see what was happening. It would seem that the two incumbent candidates were in possession of identical sets of index cards. On those cards were either the actual questions that would be asked at the forum or a good representation thereof. (One man said he read the question from Chapman’s card as it was being asked, word for word, by the moderator. The other said that he didn’t get as clear a view, but that the cards seemed to have been prepared by Superintendent Petruzielo’s staff.)
I expect a certain amount of misconduct during election campaigns, but this seems particularly heinous. I hesitated to write about these allegations until I’d given the organizers (the Georgia PTA) an opportunity to respond. The president of District 13 of the PTA, Denise Nani, has at the time of this writing not been reachable via telephone or e-mail. I can’t wait forever, and the candidates are giving me information now.
If nothing else, this should again be a vivid reminder of the fact that allowing Chapman and Read to continue in their seats on the school board would be nothing short of disaster for this school system. Regardless of who provided it, use of this sort of “inside information” speaks strongly of their lack of integrity and their disregard of fairness. Do we need four more years of that?
If you live in Cherokee County, I urge you to do your own research. When you do, I believe you’ll find that Kim Cochran, Robert Strozier, and Danny Dukes are the right choice for our school board. Please vote on July 15.
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The index cards Scott mentions were clearly visible from the first few rows of the audience. Chapman held up the cards more than once during the forum. They were roughly 4×6 (perhaps 5×7 I was several feet away) white index cards with stick on index tabs for quick reference. As the questions were asked they flipped through their cards. It was clear answers had been considered prior to the event.
Couple that with the financial disclosures of the candidates that reveal heavy contributions to the incumbents from attorneys, building contractors and a subordinate of the superintendent himself all of whom are employed by or have contracts with the school district and a very unfriendly picture is painted.
On a side note – Mr. Chapman assured me that he would rattle the chain of command to have someone contact me regarding my concerns as a teacher in the county. That has not happened.
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Isn’t democracy wonderful? Perhaps lotteries would be fairer?
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Life is too short to learn German.–Richard Porson (1759–1808), English classical scholar
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Добрый день.
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