Board president Heather Bennett recently advised me that the District was going to start charging me $45.00 an hour for the time it takes to gather information in response to request I make for data or information.<\/p>\n

I objected and stated that as an elected member of the Board of Education, I would not pay for information or data that I request.<\/p>\n

The idea that a member of the governing body of a government agency will have to pay for information flies in the face of transparency, accountability and open government.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Does the City send a bill to City Council members when they ask for information? Do members of the legislature pay a fee for information that they request?<\/p>\n

This is the MODUS OPERANDI<\/span><\/strong> \u00a0for this administration, they exact retribution on anyone that raises a concern or expresses a desire to improve the educational outcome for our most at risk students. Many a teacher and parent can attest to this.<\/p>\n

Even more insulting is the fact that the current Board President, Heather Bennett is complicit in assisting the District administration in concealing their actions from public view.<\/p>\n

To that end, I filed a retaliation complaint with the Office for Civil Rights. After serving on the Board for three years, they now want me to pay a fee for information? Really?<\/p>\n

I received notification today, that OCR will initiate an investigation:<\/p>\n