Board Discussion of Garfield Settlement
Update: I viewed the footage this morning. Beyond fascinating. Here's what I take away from what was said: - For whatever reason, there were only two Board members who even seemed concerned around the central issue for the district to consider (at this point, I'll let Charlie take over): The District wasn't sued for a rape, but for the utter failure of the chaperones, the utter failure of the field trip approval, and the utter failure of the District's response to the report. That's all the Board should have been considering and that's all that would have been in the court case. The girl's lawyers might gone to court contending there was an assault but it would have been predicated on the belief that it would not have happened (or been far, far less likely to have happened) if the district had done its job. Sherry Carr came the closest when she said they should not ever be talking about whether two students had or didn't have consensual...