| Marion's Tainted School Board Elections |
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July 29, 2008
Marion's tainted election 11/30/05 911: Withholding board petitions 02/03/05.
Poised to lose their jobs after a recall election removed 3 of 5 targeted school board members, oft-absent Marion, Michigan superintendent Charles Chase of Traverse City and administrator-related clerk Diana Salisbury admitted on November 30, 2005 (see above 11/30/05 video) that they researched, knew of, and chose to hide the subsequent special election information from the citizens and school board members of Marion Public Schools.
This action denied nearly all registered voters in the district the deadline information necessary to be placed on a special election ballot to replace recalled school board members. No where in American law are public school employees given the power to hide election information from the public.
This unethical behavior occurred after claimed consultations with Osceola County clerk Karen Bluhm.
Never in the history of Marion Public Schools has election deadline information been purposely withheld. It was this time, and neither superintendent Charles Chase, nor secretary Diana Salisbury had authorization to make that choice.
But choose they did, and they should be removed from public employment immediately.
These are the same two school employees that have participated in: withholding financial information; withholding school board election petitions (see 02/03/05 video above); misrepresenting monies they remove from the district; misrepresenting Marion Public Schools financial standing; illegally banning citizens and board members from public buildings; concealing threats to members of the public; concealing the ownership of a adult video store by a current administrator; making multiple false statements: on employee evaluations; to the school board; and to the public... etc… etc…
Diana Salisbury is the sister of high school principal Larry Johnson. After Larry Johnson was hired, sister Diana has seen her secretary pay balloon from an appropriate $15,000 annually to well over $50,000. She has also been designated an ‘administrator’ despite having no college degree or experience.
The exact amount of money Diana Salisbury takes each year from Marion Public Schools is still unknown despite repeated Freedom of Information act and board member requests.
Under this secretive administration, both Marion enrollment and test scores have become among the lowest in Michigan.
Marion Public Schools has been recommended for federal investigation. |
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