XPost: alt.education, alt.true-crime, pdx.general
XPost: or.politics
From: ronpoirier@cox.net

Paul J. Berg wrote:
> July 12, 2007
>
> An Open Letter to the Vernonia Community:
>
> The Vernonia School Board is deeply saddened by the recent actions of
> Mr. Miller that resulted in his citation for marijuana possession. Mr.
> Miller has been an excellent role model for his students and staff, and
> in his prior work as teacher and coach. Our district has appropriate
> drug and alcohol policies in place and is committed to enforcing them
> for students and staff. We are an active participant with the Vernonia
> Community Drug Free Coalition and have developed strong ties with the
> Vernonia Police Department in working with our youth to strengthen the
> message to both students and parents concerning the pitfalls of all
> forms of drug use.
>
> After reviewing the sheriff's report and conducting an internal
> investigation, we have determined that this appears to be a single
> incident of poor judgment.

Poor judgement in getting caught, maybe.  If you believe that he has
never smoked pot before and will never smoke pot again, then you are a
fool.  I don't believe that a person in your position could really be
that foolish.


> Mr. Miller has voiced very sincere remorse
> for his actions and a commitment to do whatever it takes to set things
> straight. All interactions with Mr. Miller and subsequent
> administrative disciplinary actions will be dealt with by the
> superintendent, since this is a personnel issue. And because this is a
> discipline issue, by law it will not become a public record.
>
> The Board in no way condones Mr. Miller's actions. What he did was
> wrong, especially for a person in his position. However, this incident
> did not happen on school time or school grounds, therefore our actions
> must adhere to district policy and the statutes of the State of
> Oregon.
>
> During this difficult time, however, we do offer to him and his family
> the support of all members of the Vernonia School Board. Working
> through difficult times together can only help us grow stronger for our
> schools, our students and our community.
>
> Vernonia School Board Members

Oh, this was written by a school board?

That explains a lot.

How many of these people smoke pot themselves, I wonder?

    - Ron   ^*^

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