06-08-2009, 11:39 AM
Quote:Not every employer disagreement is a horrible crime you know
Your correct, employee disagreements are not a crime. But we didn't claim that this is an employee disagreement. We have made allegations that the board, board attorney and senior administration have falsified time sheets, committed perjury, forged documents, sent those same documents thru the mail and via fax and numerous other violations of state and federal law. Additionally they violated her FLSA and FMLA rights in addition to other violations of her rights.
Quote:I don't believe your recordings shows any proof of any illegal activity either
Your correct, the recording alone doesn't show anything except one of them was lying. But why were they lying and what were they lying about? One of them was lying about an official action taken by both the Superintendent and full board in closed and open session. One of them was lying about falsified time sheets, perjury committed by two administrators, forged documents, wire fraud and mail fraud and numerous other violations of state and federal law. Additionally they were lying about violating her FLSA and FMLA rights.
Your so close to the heart of the matter. Why were they lying? Answer: To cover up their crimes! Sometimes it really is that simple. People get away with crimes all the time and no one catches them. What seems to trip up people is the coverup. And that is exactly what happened here. Batiste and Hawn couldn't keep the lies straight and they got caught on tape. Batiste got caught on tape blaming the board for something he says he "tried" to stop. What was the something that he tried to correct and why were they willing to lie about it?
What would happen to their careers if they had to admit to all of you that they had falsified time sheets, committed perjury, forged documents, committed wire fraud and mail fraud and numerous other violations of state and federal law in an attempt to coverup their violatons of her FLSA and FMLA rights? Their careers would be over, they would have put the district in a position of nearly unlimited liability, might be facing jail time and loss of their licenses. And that is why they were lying - to protect themselves.
Thanks for your input!
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere / Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter / Injustice must be exposed, with all the tension its exposure creates - Martin Luther King Jr.