Update: Wilder and Blalock spar over censure

The Wilder “statement” does not reveal the specific “misdeeds” for which Ms. Blalock was censured. Since that was the principal reason for criticism from the “masses”; I do not understand what Wilder hoped to achieve with his statement.

Likewise, Blalock’s statement was not revealing and simply a reassertion of her position already taken.

The following excerpt from Wilder refers to the “misdeeds” in general terms.

“The matter which came before the school board in December resulted from personnel investigations that were separately initiated in June and November. Both investigations were based on specific referrals made to the administration and were focused on staff members and not on any school board member. In the course of the first investigation, a series of email messages between various school employees and Ms. Blalock came to the attention of the administration. When these emails were initially discovered by the administration in June, they were sealed on advice of legal counsel and not shared with school board members due to the personnel matters involved. However, when a second investigation was begun in November involving a completely separate referral focusing on another employee, the same email messages once again became germane. At that time, because the personnel circumstances were different, legal counsel advised the administration to share the information with the school board.”

Whatever the “misdeeds” were, these emails contain the details. It is now clear that the public will likely never know the specifics of those “misdeeds.” Even the use of freedom of information procedures are unlikely to make revelations because the information will be heavily redacted. This situation is clearly heavily “lawyered up.”

I have concluded that whatever the “misdeeds,” a number of people and perhaps the SB or the school administration stood to be potentially embarrassed by the revelation. The censure seems to have avoided embarrassment forever.

I have a recommendation for the FLS techie team.

This blog is pretty informative and useful. It would be good to link it from the “Spotsylvania” page of the site. That way all Spotsy-related stuff could be from one place.

This issue could have gone away if Wilder just said “I’m sorry” or not said anyting at all. Not that public debate is bad- I encourage it- but we could also be focusing on the incredibly vague and nondetailled “budget” that Dr. Hill put forward this week. No line by lines or anything.

lol you trying to out disingenuous ms transparency steve? good attempt shes still got you beat. did you read her latest statement? “she still doesn’t know what she did?” give me a break
and this?
“This issue could have gone away if Wilder just said “I’m sorry” or not said anyting at all. ”

is a real hoot..as is your inability to see that.

whats best though is how many more people are becoming aware of what shes done as a board/parent

hey ed you never did reveal your info about “my neighbor…. you know the one you claimed worked on the case? was feeding me info? after you “researched my address”? don’t play coy ed thats blalocks role.

in order to out and out call him a liar she would have to come clean. and shes not gonna do that too embarrassing. now think on that. in this case where shes already made a statement :i did not have an affair” openly she needs to hide the emails cause THEY are too embarrassing.