Monday, May 1, 2023

Keeping Secrets

Or not. In this case, the shenanigans of a closed, "executive" session of the DeKalb BOE was exposed by one of the board members in attendance.  This apparently broke no laws and isn't an ethics violation but instead is a breach Board rules. It should come as no surprise that the breach comes from one of the most outlandishly outspoken members who gives Trump a run for his money when it comes to open-loop rhetoric, disdain for facts and a very flexible relationship with recent history. That she continues to be re-elected should scare the living daylights out of the anti-Trump crowd. How does this happen?

The board's disciplinary options rise [almost] to the level of nanny-nanny-boo-boo with the most interesting option the imposition of a formal, public apology from the now named and shamed violator. This should greatly expand the wealth of "apology that isn't an apology" that we have been getting from politicians for the last several decade. Cannot wait to watch the toothless board gum their way through that.