Maes rejects petition!

School Board President Paula Maes has finally responded to the petition submitted by the Citizens Advisory Council on Communications. Apparently, she has had mailed, a grayish copy of her rejection letter, link, to everyone who signed the petition.

In any event;

Maes has put her fist down; there
will be no Citizens Advisory Council
on Communication.

"Thanks, but no thanks".

Just like there will never be "any
audit that individually identifies"
corrupt or incompetent administrators or board members.

How's that for two-way communication;

A hundred good and decent people sign a petition,
and she writes them a letter to tell them no.

Co-incidentally, a recent and at least one upcoming public forum have been cancelled without explanation, apology or excuse.

Paula Maes hasn't the individual authority to respond to the petition, much less reject it. School Board policy cannot be clearer;

BB1 - Board Member Authority

Board of Education members shall have authority only when acting as a Board of Education in a regular, special, committee or emergency meeting. The Board of Education shall not be bound in any way by any statement or action on the part of any individual Board of Education member. No Board of Education member shall speak for or represent the entire Board of Education unless so authorized by the majority of the Board of Education. (emphasis added)

Maes doesn't have individual authority to deny the petition. She is not speaking for the board; not unless the board met in secret to authorize her. That of course, would be a violation of the Open Meetings Act.

This abuse of authority by individuals who have no such authority is becoming routine.

School Board President Marty Esquivel had no individual authority to deny me the free exercise of constitutionally protected human rights. But he did it anyway. He had no authority to order their Chief of Police to sign the illegal restraining order. But he did it anyway.

Esquivel has no authority to order my arrest to prevent me from exercising my right to attend and participate in school board meetings. But he does it anyway.

He and they, have just promoted the Commander of their Praetorian Guard. They did it in secret, and nobody else was considered for the hire. Nowhere on APS' award winning website has there been even an admission of what they have done, much less celebration of their choice and the process they followed in promoting him.

Steve Tellez carries a ton of baggage.

He has been voted no confidence
by very police officers he commands.

Worse, he owns the fact that the
four year long investigation
of felony criminal misconduct by
APS senior administrators, is still
"not completed"; thereby granting
them all, Get out of jail free cards.

I'm trying to get KOAT News Director to admit that she isn't investigating and reporting upon this story because;

1. it isn't newsworthy, and then attach her name and reputation to the explanation as to why not, or
2. it is newsworthy, but will not be covered because they are too incompetent, too afraid, or too corrupt to tell the community the truth.

If she steps up, you'll be the next to know.




photos Mark Bralley