Hook, line, and sinker

The Aiken County School Board has apparently bought Beth Everitt's story that she cannot talk about her part in Gradegate "because federal privacy laws prevent her from doing so".

Clearly that is not the truth.

She can, and should respond candidly, forthrightly, and honestly to questions about her involvement in the grade change, and which do not reveal the student's name or grades (both of which are public knowledge anyway).

She chooses not to, to protect her own self interests.

And then claims that the law will not allow it.

And Aiken County has bought it hook, line and sinker.