This is a reboot of a Wilmington
Star News article. This article is important as it is part of what many see as
a trend to keep controversial issues regarding the school system out of the public
eye. Fortunately, in this case, a fellow board member called Hayes out on his
request to keep the information from the public, and with an “oopsie-daisy”
from Hayes, the email is made public.
Wilmington Star News
By Pressley Baird
…..On Dec. 30,
board Chairman Don
Hayes emailed
all other board members about how much funding the school board should
contribute to put law enforcement officers in every school in the county. The
subject line for Hayes' initial email was "CONFIDENTIAL – DO NOT
FORWARD." In the body of the email, he wrote: "Please do not forward
this email."
But according to state law, written
information exchanged between elected government officials that relates to
government business is public record…..
Board
member Derrick Hickey was the only one to question the need for discussing the
issue confidentially. "I am not comfortable keeping things confidential
solely because they are controversial," he wrote in an email to Hayes….
Read the complete
Star News story here:
