Kent Walz and the Journal had no choice but to publish information on the most recent lawsuit filed against APS Supt Winston Brooks; this one further alleging his misogyny and bully behavior. They met their obligation this morning, link.
There are two stories here;
- the suit against Brooks and
- the Journal's coverage of yet another lawsuit that is going to go very badly for taxpayers.
He could have used miniscule type face for the headline.
He could have hidden the story in a corner, and he could have held the really damning information until four pages later. He could have broken the story on a Friday and by Monday it will be old news; a commonly used and unscrupulous tactic to manipulate and minimize public outrage.
Oh yeah, he did all of those.
In the future, if Walz had a mind; he could investigate and report upon,
all of the lawsuits in which Brooks is, or was,It is legitimately newsworthy. His ongoing failure to meet his obligation to fully inform voters, has made it impossible for voters to hold board members accountable for their stewardship over public power and resources in their hiring of a superintendent like Brooks.
a named respondent, and upon all the related costs
including cash settlements.
Instead, Walz is doing everything he can keep the truth hidden from stakeholders.
He and school board enforcer Marty Esquivel teamed up to give Brooks a Dixon Award for transparency at the same time they were all covering up felony criminal misconduct in the administration of the APS Police force; a publicly funded private police force who bungled the only investigation of their own criminal misconduct.
framegrab Mark Bralley
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Let's not forget the following lawsuits that brooks is also facing. Let the games begin!
Lawsuit No. 1
· Michael Bachicha and Susana Stanojevic v. Board of Education of Albuquerque Public Schools and Paula Maes and Winston Brooks.
· Filed on 7/28/2010 in US District Court, Case No. 1:2010cv00710
Lawsuit No. 2
· Andrea Felts-Pargas, Nicolette Dennis, and Blanca Lopez v Albuquerque Public Schools.
· Filed on 01/19/2012 in US District Court, Case No. 1:12-cv-00057-ACT-LFG
and the lawsuit Ruby Ethridge has against Brooks
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