Saturday, June 18, 2005
Conflicting reports lead to silence
MAIL CALL
KL in Seminole County writes:
Dear KL,
Mea culpa, but with a bit of an explanation. The night of the public hearing, June 7, found Slats sitting in traffic while trying to navigate back from an afternoon meeting in Tampa. As a result, my return to Seminole was delayed until later that evening, after the School Board hearing had concluded.
There are several persons upon whom Slats relies for information when not able to make it to events. Their credibility and accuracy is unquestioned. Unfortunately, none of them had attended the School Board hearing, either.
Several emails were sent from persons at the meeting mentioning what had transpired, but they contained conflicting and contradictory information on several points, diminishing the reliability of those reports and rendering them unusable.
Exacerbating the situation was the failure of Seminole Government Television to air a broadcast of the School Board hearing, even though it was taped and those in attendance were told that it would be aired. It is still an unanswered question as to why that decision was reversed and the hearing not shown.
My apologies for not having been able to report on the hearing as I would have liked, and for having disappointed KL and any others sharing KL's expressed disappointment. In response, please know that efforts will be made this weekend to ferret the information and relay it to you.
KL in Seminole County writes:
Slats,
I have come to rely upon you for coverage of the School Board not available anywhere else, so I am disappointed that you have not mentioned anything about the public hearing on School Board policies that was held several weeks ago. There was absolutely nothing in the paper about it, which I would expect, but it has surprised and disappointed me that there has also been absolutely nothing on your site, either. What gives?
Dear KL,
Mea culpa, but with a bit of an explanation. The night of the public hearing, June 7, found Slats sitting in traffic while trying to navigate back from an afternoon meeting in Tampa. As a result, my return to Seminole was delayed until later that evening, after the School Board hearing had concluded.
There are several persons upon whom Slats relies for information when not able to make it to events. Their credibility and accuracy is unquestioned. Unfortunately, none of them had attended the School Board hearing, either.
Several emails were sent from persons at the meeting mentioning what had transpired, but they contained conflicting and contradictory information on several points, diminishing the reliability of those reports and rendering them unusable.
Exacerbating the situation was the failure of Seminole Government Television to air a broadcast of the School Board hearing, even though it was taped and those in attendance were told that it would be aired. It is still an unanswered question as to why that decision was reversed and the hearing not shown.
My apologies for not having been able to report on the hearing as I would have liked, and for having disappointed KL and any others sharing KL's expressed disappointment. In response, please know that efforts will be made this weekend to ferret the information and relay it to you.
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