School board to meet illegally tonight

6/22/18, 12:24 PM, Denise Gum, “Confidential Secretary to the Board Office Dayton Public Schools” sent out an email on behalf of William Harris, board president announcing a “Special Meeting–Fiscal Year” to be held this afternoon. Despite multiple warnings from me, the Superintendent et al have not published an agenda in advance of this meeting. It is, if they hold it, an illegal, improperly noticed meeting.

I highly recommend anyone who cares about DPS to go to this meeting and pack their tiny conference room- and force this meeting to be rescheduled properly, with proper notice.

Her notice said:

In accordance with Section 3313.16 of the Ohio Revised Code and File: BD of the Handbook of Policies, Rules & Regulations of the Board, I hereby call for a special meeting of the Board of Education of the Dayton City School District, Montgomery County, Ohio, to be held on Friday, June 29, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. in room 6S-116 of the Administration Building, located at 115 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45402.

The purpose of the meeting is to allow the Board to vote on recommendations from the superintendent and/or treasurer.

The media is being advised of this meeting in compliance with the Ohio Sunshine Law.

6/27/18, 11:01 PM I sent an email to Superintendent Libbie Lolli, Cherisse Kidd, Denise Gum, John McManus, Jeremey Kelley, Jocelyn Rhynard

Dr. Lolli,
It’s 11pm on Wed.
Your meeting is scheduled for 4 on Friday.
No posted agenda on board docs.

No meeting.
Or I’ll haul you into court again.
This isn’t rocket science- but it is the law. Publish your agenda 48 hours in advance.

If you can’t hire competent people, you should quit

This morning, I sent another email- to everyone on the superintendents distro list:

As of 8:23 am this morning, there is no agenda posted.
This illegal meeting of the board should be cancelled.
If you can’t tell the public what you are discussing 48 hours in advance of a meeting scheduled on June 22nd.
If you don’t understand how notification is critical to the duties bestowed upon you by the state, either resign, or get educated.

If this meeting continues- as planned, you will be facing another lawsuit.
This mickey mouse game needs to stop.

I notified the Superintendent of her failure to post an agenda on Wednesday night around 11 pm.
That would have been too late to meet the 48 hour rule.

I would suggest she be held accountable and given a reprimand by the board.

The public is being insulted by their malfeasance.

If the meeting isn’t cancelled and is held today, I will be adding to my court case, or filing a new one against this incompetent school board.

Wick-Gagnet shows her ignorance of current events online

On another note, in a Facebook war, I posed a comment on board member Mohamed Al Hamdani’s wall.

(it saddens me that I’m following in the footsteps of the Dayton Day-Old news and turning Facebook posts into news)

Al-Hamdani’s original post:

Not surprised by the SCOTUS decision to uphold the Muslim Ban. As a people and as a country we have a long way to go to reach a more perfect union. We will be disheartened for a day and reenergized tomorrow. The fight continues…

And while that issue is very real, SCOTUS dropped another bomb, one that will affect our political junkie Al-Hamdani even more (I couldn’t call him a political beast because it wouldn’t be PC), and I commented-

David Esrati And now you won’t have a union sugar daddy to get you elected either.

This was a reference to JANUS v AFSCME, and stops the forced donations to unions by people who benefit from Union bargaining. It’s a serious blow to labor, and the generally liberal political clout that Unions have.

Board member Karen Wick Gagnet, who has become Al-Hamdani’s puppet, blindly following his lead, responds:

Karen Wick-Gagnet David Esrati … this is a totally bigoted statement. You are a bully and your comment in no way reflects any spirit of humanity in a manner we need to move positively forward. You have again shown your ugly, hateful side.
She is literally clueless. My is this the pot calling the kettle black. This is a woman who was my friend for over 2 decades, and a long time client, who fired me because of my continued scrutiny of a school board in chaos in the hope that they start acting ethically and honestly. The conversation continues

(I have no idea who Kristin Todd is, but she thinks she has something to contribute):

Kristin Todd This attitude is why you never get elected. You’re no better than Trump and equally need to seek counseling. I can provide you with many resources.

David Esrati Karen Wick-Gagnet you think this is bigoted? The ruling to stop unions from collecting dues from all members is going to flip liberal politics on its head, leaving the wealthy to run citizens united full tilt, with no opposition. As to my ugly hateful side, I find it fascinating that you’ve yet to do anything as a school board member other than support fighting losing lawsuits. And, it’s also interesting that when the hose next to you burns down, it’s cleared away in record time. Talk about privilege.
sequential comment:
David Esrati And I’m pretty sure Karen that you had no clue I was talking about the decision Janus vs AFSCME, because you aren’t that bright. Mohamed understood what I was talking about. Maybe, he should give you instructions on Facebook just like he does on the school board. You are good at playing follow the leader.
sequential comment:
David Esrati Kristin Todd who are you? What have you done? You don’t even know what the hell is going on here

sequential comment:

David Esrati Karen Wick-Gagnet read this, maybe you will understand: After Janus, Unions Must Save Themselves https://nyti.ms/2lG0TiA?smid=nytcore-ios-shareManage
nytimes.com
Wick then admits she had no clue what was going on- but continues her bullying with calling me hateful.

Karen Wick-Gagnet David Esrati … I may have not totally understood the issue and for that I apologize. However, the undertones of your original response to Mohamed and your response back to me is full of ugliness (nothing we need more of today). I may not be as “bright” as you, but I would trade any amount of brightness for kindness, love or compassion which is what I wish for you.

David Esrati Kindness is not calling someone a bigot, a bully, and denying my humanity. You don’t do your homework, you don’t read 2 newspapers daily, and you obviously don’t understand free speech, the sunshine laws, or the art of discussion. If I also mentioned  Kennedy resigning, you’d probably have to look it up. Good luck with your “free hugs” approach to everything. And, you aren’t as kind as you think you are. Reread what you said.
Kristin Todd David, darling.. It doesn’t take a “bright” person or someone who has done what you consider success to recognize a person filled with hatred and narcissism. The enire city knows that of you. You throw tantrums like a child behind your computer screen and we all feel very sorry for you. Thankfully no one has been ignorant enough to vote you into public office. Keep trying.
David Esrati repeat: who are you? What have you done? You don’t even know what the hell is going on here.
You don’t know me. Karen actually does.
And, no one knows you.
Cheers.
Kristin Todd David Esrati I hope whoever bullied you in elementary school apologizes because clearly you’ve carried that into middle age.
David Esrati You mean like you are bullying now Kristin?
Back to the main thread-
Karen Wick-Gagnet You’re right, I should not of used those harsh words. I’m sorry. Out … no more need to use this form of communication, it’s not healthy or productive for me. Best to you as you continue your journalistic practices.
If DPS had competent PR consulting, board members would know better than to engage in this kind of BS with a critic. However, they hired Marsha Bonhart and the Ohlmann Group. You reap what you sew.
I will have a camera at the board meeting this evening, despite my being out of state on business.
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