Nat Harrington
Nat Harrington
ask clarify judge money whose
We're going to ask the judge to clarify whose money it is and if it's ours, get it back.
court felt principal ruling seems support
We felt the principal was making the right decision, and the court ruling seems to support the principal's action.
cause effort inform information parents people
We've made every effort to inform everyone. But you typically find there is so much information that parents have to juggle. Bombardment may cause people to forget.
concern directed educating funds protect resources running students toward
We need to protect all of the funds that are to be directed toward educating those students and running the schools. Our concern would not be what resources they have or don't have to make their case.
acting believe best board case continue explain interest obviously ruling school
Obviously it was not the ruling we expected. We believe we were acting in the best interest of the students, the School Board and the taxpayers, and we'll continue to make our case and explain our actions.
deal latitude pepper policy schools spray state wide
Policy does not state pepper spray is prohibited. Schools have wide latitude how they deal with it.
affects budget effort good job limited spend supporting tight upbeat
We think we do a good job with supporting them. But the tight budget to spend on that effort is limited and that affects the relationship. We try to keep it upbeat and positive.
hurricane monday needed original tuesday
Tuesday was the original day, but we needed a day for a hurricane make-up day, so Monday was scheduled as the first day back.
cannot disruptive time
You cannot be disruptive during that time or any other time.
concern
It was done hastily, which is a concern to us. We have to do some fact-finding.
accurate communication district network responds similar sure
It will be very similar to how the district responds to hurricanes. We'll look at the district communication network and make sure we have accurate information.
impressed lunch money proud savings schools spent students victims
We've been impressed and proud of the schools and students who have responded graciously and generously. Many students have spent their own lunch money and hard-earned savings to give to the victims of the storm.
record safe
We have a really safe record if you look at how much we're on the road.
changed records several students using
We're still investigating the records of several students who allegedly changed grades. I'm using 'allegedly' because I don't know. The investigation has not been completed.