I think everyone knows by now that former District 150 superintendent Kay Royster dropped her racial discrimination suit against the district. According to the Journal Star:
…a one-paragraph stipulation was filed Monday afternoon, stating both sides agree to dismiss the case. No mention was made to the merits of the case or any of the allegations.
I can’t help but wonder if this has any connection to the Alicia Butler scandal. Butler was going to testify as a witness for Royster’s claim, but she would have been a pretty easy witness to discredit due to the highly-publicized allegations that she did not receive the degrees from Bradley that she claimed on her resumé. Without her as an “inside” witness, could that have doomed Royster’s case? And could that be why an anonymous tipster told the Journal Star about the questionable resumé in the first place? Yes, I know it’s a conspiracy theory, but it is plausible.
I’m also wondering who’s paying the legal bills for District 150. According to the Journal Star, “Each party would bear its own cost. For District 150, that’s about $75,000 in legal fees.” But according to WEEK.com, “Attorney Dave Walvoord says no taxpayer dollars were spent in the matter.” So, who’s paying the $75,000?
C.J.
What Walvoord said was technically correct but only to an extent. The board members are protected from personal legal costs to defend them and those costs are incurred by the district’s insurance company which hires their own lawyers to handle the defense. That is how Walvoord can say none of the $75,000 expense was incurred by 150. On the other hand any knowledgeable business insurance person will attest that the “$75,000” will be recovered in future premium increases and that practice is quite common. ^oo^~
I think the Dist. must have had good reason to can her and she didn’t want to have to answer questions under oath at her upcoming deposition. She probably thought she would get a settlement offer and wouldn’t have to testify under oath.
Ask Martha Stewart and Scooter Libby about the perils of lying (too bad Bill Clinton didn’t get the same fate).
i think the district should go on the public record and state whether they paid any money to Royster st al, for this dismissal. By “they”, I include their insurance carrier.