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Restore Ethical Leadership The Orange County Register has uncovered numerous problems in the Capistrano Unified School District. Some administrators are giving the district a bad name with their focus on power instead of education. It’s gratifying to see Supt. James Fleming is stepping down, as he lost the community’s trust. Despite coverage in the papers, how many residents are aware Supt. Fleming kept an “Enemies List” of parents who supported the recall? How many people know CUSD administrators deliberately understated Fleming’s salary by $64,000? Still under investigation, two CUSD administrators illegally viewed recall signatures at the Registrar of Voters, and the minutes of illegal meetings point to numerous Brown Act violations. The rights of voters were trampled by the Registrar of Voters in the recall attempt, and the Orange County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 1 finally called for an independent investigation. It will take effort to restore an ethical administration at CUSD, and I applaud the parents’ effort to bring about reform. Residents must be continually vigilant about what the school board is doing. Despite a superintendent’s departure, children are still attending class in rundown portables after millions of our tax dollars were poured into a lavish administration building. Elizabeth Mimm |
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