"You don't kick people when they are down"

(everybody's mother)

It would do little good at this point to review the many reasons why Beth Everitt's resignation was sought by the APS school board. Suffice it to say, she was asked for her resignation for good reasons.

But listening to the board bidding farewell last night,
you'd have to wonder why they didn't instead,
offer her a lifetime assignment.

Before her resignation, the board had complained about the "leadership vacuum" that lead to the scandals in the police department, maintenance and operations, finances and elsewhere. Last night they had nothing but praise for her "leadership".

Despite the fact that Everitt's "leadership" team was more responsible than she, for the myriad of problems than wrack the leadership of the APS, they are now described as extremely talented leaders ready to "hitting the ground running" and "never miss a step".

They didn't need to kick her when she is down,
but that doesn't make it OK to fabricate untruths.


"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."
(everybody's mother)

It would have been far more honest of the board
to have said nothing at all.