Deer Creek Principal

Nobody that matters wrote:

ScienceChic wrote: I disagree that it's being nosy if it's something that involves your kids,

There needs to be a certain level of faith in the school board. If he was suspended and it involved a kid they have to go public with it. If it was false, or didn't put anyone in any danger then he has every right to keep it private. Silence from the board means it needed to be private.

Have a little faith in the people running the schools to tell you what they need to tell you.

And I run on a slightly different belief: "Trust, but verify." It saves one from both innocent misunderstandings and from intentional deceit, and applies to everything as simple as making sure plans I've made with a friend a month ago are still on for this weekend or if something's come up & we need to modify to claims in news stories to what's happening at local organizations that is, and is not, being stated. Considering the number of illegal activities that are concealed every day, from businesses to churches to schools to government to homes, I believe we have every right, if not responsibility, as tax-paying, voting citizens to be skeptical and question what's going on. Does that mean we are owed an explanation every time, or that there's always something nefarious happening? No, certainly not. But there's nothing wrong with asking a question and searching for answers.

The original post was not conjecture, it was not defaming anyone, it was merely a question asking about a situation here in our community and that is one of the purposes of community forums such as these - we live here, we work here, we know what's going on, and when something happens, we get it out in the open and talk about it if need be, offer to help, and make things better for our own community. The OP has stated that they've followed up with the Superintendent, will attend a board meeting, PTA meeting, has called the school, etc - they've attempted to verify from the source rather than speculate with second-hand information and gossip. We've seen follow-up news stories, which are also helpful. I see nothing wrong with any of that. I do see that other posters were assuming more than that, either because of previous bias with the OP, or because they want to stir up trouble, as they keep re-hashing the same crap with people they don't agree with. That, too, is the nature of local community boards when we get to know one another, much like high school there are perceptions people will form of others that will never go away, no matter how anyone has changed over time.