I Don’t Hate America!

This past November, voters in the Prior Lake-Savage school district elected Chris Lind, a campus supervisor who had been terminated this past summer, to the school board.  Speculation still persists about the conditions surrounding Lind’s termination as his personnel file remains private.  So far.

Monday will be Lind’s first meeting.  Item “A” under “New Business” will be “Consideration of Chris Lind’s request for mediation.”  Yes, last month Lind’s lawyer sent a letter to the district, indicating legal action could still be a possibility against the district.

This brings up some questions, such as how fair of a legal strategy the district will be able to mount when it seems Lind, as a duly elected member of the board, can’t be prohibited from attending executive sessions.  Also, questions linger over Lind’s motives for being on the board, but he continues to insist spite toward the district is not one of them.

The Prior Lake American gives their thoughts in an editorial:

As we wrote in that Nov. 17 editorial, Lind will become an
elected official when he takes the oath of office at the Monday, Jan. 14 board
meeting. Since his election, this newspaper’s staff and many others in the
community have called on Lind to reach out in an open, direct manner,
explaining the circumstances of his firing. He has not done so, and now, with
news of his planned lawsuit against the district, he presumably cannot.

As a result, Lind won’t be able to serve both himself and the
school district. Therefore, we urge Lind to reconsider his plans to take
office.

By all appearances, Lind has not broken the law and is simply
doing what he has the legal right to do. However, he has given the impression
that he’s content to allow speculation about his circumstances to divide this
community – not exactly what most people would expect from an elected official.

We wonder how Lind could sit quietly in his seat Monday night
when the School Board discusses, in open forum, his request for a monetary
settlement. But that’s what he’ll have to do.

Via Llloydletta, here is an editorial the Star Tribune recently ran.

You can bet it will be a packed house on Monday night!

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