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Roger, you should know -- and I think you do -- that the board simply cannot decide to extricate itself from legal proceedings underway by the initiative of your pal Gerry by declaring an election invalid. Please stop pretending this petition has even a grain of goodwill, common sense, or legal possibility behind it.<BR>
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keely<BR>
<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">"And these women that you spit on as they try to change their worlds/</SPAN><BR style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Are immune to your consultations . . . they're quite aware of what they're going through"</SPAN><BR>(With apologies to David Bowie)<BR><BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:00:27 -0700<BR>From: lfalen@turbonet.com<BR>To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Subject: [Vision2020] Fw: July 24 Public Comments<BR><BR><PRE>Here is the petition that was presented to The Moscow School Board on Thusday night. It seams that nether side is willing to budge. This is going to be vary expansive for everyone. I hope the the 2008 Legislature will clarify the law. This might make ths suit irrelevant. I am not a lawyer, so don't know for sure if clarifying the law would affect the lawsuit, but it would a least strengthen the case for one side or the other.<BR> <BR>Roger<BR>-----Original message-----<BR> <BR>From: "Copy Court" copycourt@verizon.net<BR>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:51:43 -0700<BR>To: donicht@sd281.k12.id.us<BR>Subject: July 24 Public Comments<BR> <BR>7/24/2007<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>To: Dawna Fazio<BR> <BR>Chair, Board of Trustees<BR> <BR>Moscow School District<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Subject: July 24 Public Comments<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>The Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation will distribute, in conformity<BR>with the three attached e-mails of July 20 and 23, the following public<BR>comments at the July 24 Board meeting.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Public Comments<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Regardless of which side prevails on August 24, the issue will be far from<BR>settled. The patrons of the Moscow School District are not best served by<BR>months or even years of appeals in pursuit of a landmark legal decision. In<BR>practice, the Board is assuming its patrons have given it a blank check to<BR>pay unnecessary and unlimited legal expenses. This assumptions imperils the<BR>credibility of the Board as does its efforts to discredit Dr. Gerald Weitz<BR>for exercising his civil right via his lawsuit to question the legality of<BR>an indefinite levy.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Be it hereby stated that the Committee alleges MSD's August 24 defense<BR>strategy rests on five myths. A myth is a popular theme with an<BR>unverifiable existence based on half truths and false claims. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Myth #1<BR>"Legality Doesn't Matter"<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>MSD feels that it will prevail on August 24, therefore, it has little<BR>incentive to seriously consider the Committee's Conciliation Proposal; see<BR>attached copy. On June 29 Moscow School Board chairwoman Dawna Fazio said<BR>there has been a lot of support for the district in the community, but she<BR>isn't ready to think about having to start the levy process from scratch.<BR>She said it would be a major process if the entire levy was repealed. "It's<BR>disappointing that we have to deal with this (lawsuit), but I think the<BR>overall impact is going to be positive," she said. "I don't have any<BR>reservation at all that we will prevail."<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>On July 20 Dawna Fazio said the Board is not interested in rerunning the<BR>levy that voters approved in March 2007. She said, "until the court tells<BR>us otherwise, the Board believes it has followed the intent of the law of<BR>the legislature in running our levies since 1992." Fazio assumes that Judge<BR>John Bradbury's post-August 24 ruling will be based on the spirit rather<BR>than the letter of the law. Apparently many of MSD's "legality doesn't<BR>matter" supporters agree with her. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Myth #2<BR> <BR>"Business as Usual After August 24"<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>MSD feels it will be "business as usual" when District Judge John Bradbury<BR>issues his post-August 24 ruling. On June 29 Superintendent Donicht said<BR>"we need to have this case resolved one way or the other on August 24 since<BR>MSD is open to students on August 29. The misleading implication here is<BR>that Bradbury's post-August 24 ruling will resolve the District's turmoil<BR>which is destined to continue during 2007-08 if there is no out of court<BR>settlement before August 24. Once again, if MSD wins on August 24 then<BR>Weitz has the right to appeal. If so, his appeal could push the case out by<BR>another 18 months. If MSD loses on August 24 it also has the right to<BR>appeal.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Bradbury's post-August 24 ruling is destined to come before the Idaho<BR>Supreme Court. On June 29 Brian Julian, MSD's attorney, said the legal<BR>merit of Dr. Gerald Weitz's lawsuit focuses on a very technical area of law<BR>where previous Idaho Supreme Court (ISC) rulings have been inconsistent.<BR>The Committee believes the MSD case will eventually be resolved by the ISC<BR>where a problematic outcome can be expected. If and when the ISC resolves<BR>this case and inconvenient truth will remain. MSD will continue to deal<BR>with a vague law that only can be changed by the Idaho Legislature. Once<BR>again, if there is no out of court settlement prior to August 24 the MSD<BR>will continue in turmoil during 2007-08.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Myth #3<BR> <BR>"MSD Has Little Incentive to Negotiate"<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>MSD feels that, for the following and other reasons, it has little incentive<BR>to negotiate with Weitz prior to August 24. Some supporters claim that<BR>another patron could file a similar law suit as soon as Weitz withdraws his<BR>lawsuit. This clearly is a false claim because Idaho Code requires a patron<BR>to file within 40 days of his or her injury. Dr. Weitz has complied with<BR>this requirement.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Myth #4<BR> <BR>"MSD Has No Authority to Negotiate"<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>On July 10 Superintendent Donicht made an interesting claim on KMAX. She<BR>said the Board had no authority to negotiate with Weitz prior to the hearing<BR>and that she looks forward to resolving the issue on August 24. Does<BR>Attorney Julian employ the elected "no authority" Board or does the Board<BR>employ Attorney Julian? Independent of the answer to this question the<BR>Board is accountable for paying unnecessary and unlimited legal expenses to<BR>defend it's case against Gerry Weitz's lawsuit and to appeal Bradbury's<BR>ruling, if necessary. Legal fees will be enormous considering that this<BR>case is destined to come before the Idaho Supreme Court. . <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Myth #5<BR> <BR>"Wetiz v. MSD Needs to Become a Landmark Case"<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Some of MSD's "full speed ahead" supporters feel the Board should pay<BR>unlimited legal expenses so the District can be a trail blazer by eventually<BR>obtaining a landmark case law ruling by ISC. If successful a landmark<BR>ruling would benefit every Idaho school district. It is highly unlikely<BR>that Attorney Julian believes this claim. The Committee believes it is an<BR>unrealistic claim for the following and other reasons. Once again, on June<BR>29 Julian said the legal merit of Dr. Gerald Weitz's lawsuit focuses on a<BR>very technical area of law where previous ISC rulings have been<BR>inconsistent. Since previous rulings had been inconsistent it is highly<BR>unlikely that Weitz's lawsuit will result in a landmark ruling. As<BR>previously stated we have a vague law until such time as the Idaho<BR>Legislature changes and clarifies the law.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Solution<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>The Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation strongly urges the Moscow School<BR>District (MSD) Board of Trustees & Dr. Gerald Weitz to accept our "win-win"<BR>conciliation proposal. MSD and Weitz immediately should initiate a<BR>conciliation compromise by entering into a binding legal agreement whereby.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> 1) The Board must agree to re-run the contested indefinite levy<BR>as an ordinary maintenance and operations levy. This conciliation compromise<BR>would leave intact the 2007-08 MSD budget submitted to the State<BR>Department of Education on June 27. <BR> <BR> <BR> 2) Dr. Gerald Weitz will drop his lawsuit. <BR> <BR> <BR> 3) The Board should immediately initiate discussions with the<BR>Idaho School Boards Association and the State Department of Education (SDE)<BR>to modify and clarify the law in the 2008 Idaho Legislature. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Such action would cancel the hearing scheduled for August 24 whereby<BR>District Judge John Bradbury will hear the legal merits of Weitz's lawsuit.<BR>It also would save substantial legal fees, greatly improve the morale of<BR>MSD's employees, teachers, students and restore the credibility of the<BR>Board of Trustees, as perceived by its patrons.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>The Committee believes the acceptance of it's proposal is in the best<BR>interests of all parties. If it's proposal is accepted it will yield more<BR>benefits to plaintiff, respondent, and other parties than could possibly be<BR>expected from Bradbury's post-August 24 ruling. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Summary<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>I submit the above comments to the MSD on behalf of the Committee for<BR>Goodwill and Conciliation. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Sincerely,<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Dr. Don Harter<BR> <BR>Chairperson<BR> <BR>Committee on Goodwill and Conciliation<BR> <BR>1129 East Seventh Street<BR> <BR>Moscow, ID 83843<BR> <BR>208-882-3087<BR> <BR>copycourt@verizon.net<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>Attachments:<BR> <BR> <BR></PRE>
<BLOCKQUOTE>--Forwarded Message Attachment--<BR>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:51:43 -0700<BR>From: copycourt@verizon.net<BR>Subject: July 24 Public Comments<BR>To: donicht@sd281.k12.id.us; dawna@turbonet.com; editor@lataheagle.com; kbaldwin@dnews.com; dbauer@dnews.com; rory@inlandradio.com; jodiw@lmtribune.com; jmills@lmtribune.com; gyoung4idaho@peoplepc.com; iebond@verizon.net; lfalen@turbonet.com<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">To: Dawna Fazio<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">Chair, Board of Trustees<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">Subject: July 24 Public Comments<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">The Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation will distribute,<BR>in conformity with the three attached e-mails of July 20 and 23, the following<BR>public comments at the July 24 Board meeting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">Regardless of which side prevails on August 24, the issue<BR>will be far from settled. The patrons of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName<br>w:st="on">Moscow</st1:PlaceName<br> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School District</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>are not best served by months or even years of appeals in pursuit of a landmark<BR>legal decision. In practice, the Board is assuming its patrons have given it a<BR>blank check to pay unnecessary and unlimited legal expenses. This assumptions<BR>imperils the credibility of the Board as does its efforts to discredit Dr.<BR>Gerald Weitz for exercising his civil right via his lawsuit to question the<BR>legality of an indefinite levy.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">Be it hereby stated that the Committee alleges MSD's August<BR>24 defense strategy rests on five myths. A myth is a popular theme with<BR>an unverifiable existence based on half truths and false claims. <B><U><FONT<BR>color=navy><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT size=2>face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Myth<BR>#1<FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></U></B><I><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN<BR>style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-style:italic'>“Legality<BR>Doesn’t Matter”</SPAN></FONT></I><I><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN<BR>style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">MSD feels that it will prevail on August 24, therefore, it<BR>has little incentive to seriously consider the Committee’s Conciliation<BR>Proposal; see attached copy. On June 29 Moscow School Board chairwoman<BR>Dawna Fazio said there has been a lot of support for the district in the<BR>community, but she isn’t ready to think about having to start the levy<BR>process from scratch. She said it would be a major process if the entire<BR>levy was repealed. “It’s disappointing that we have to deal<BR>with this (lawsuit), but I think the overall impact is going to be<BR>positive,” she said. “I don’t have any reservation at<BR>all that we will prevail.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">On July 20 Dawna Fazio said the Board is not interested in<BR>rerunning the levy that voters approved in March 2007. <FONT color=navy><SPAN<BR>style='color:navy'>She said, “u</SPAN></FONT>ntil the court tells us<BR>otherwise, the Board believes it has followed the intent of the law of the<BR>legislature in running our levies since 1992.<FONT color=navy><SPAN<BR>style='color:navy'>”</SPAN></FONT> Fazio assumes that Judge John<BR>Bradbury’s post-August 24 ruling will be based on the spirit rather than<BR>the letter of the law. Apparently many of MSD’s “legality<BR>doesn’t matter” supporters agree with her. <FONT color=navy><SPAN<BR>style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT size=2>face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Myth<BR>#2<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy">“Business as Usual After August 24”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">MSD feels it will be “business as usual” when<FONT<BR>color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> District Judge John</SPAN></FONT> Bradbury<BR>issues his post-August 24 ruling. On June 29 Superintendent Donicht said<BR>“we need to have this case resolved one way or the other on August 24<BR>since MSD is open to students on August 29. The misleading implication<BR>here is that Bradbury’s post-August 24 ruling will resolve the<BR>District’s turmoil which is destined to continue during 2007-08 if there<BR>is no out of court settlement before August 24. Once again, if MSD wins<BR>on August 24 then Weitz has the right to appeal. If so, his appeal could<BR>push the case out by another 18 months. If MSD loses on August 24 it also<BR>has the right to appeal.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">Bradbury’s post-August 24 ruling is destined to come<BR>before the Idaho Supreme Court. On June 29 Brian Julian, MSD’s<BR>attorney, said the legal merit of Dr. Gerald Weitz’s lawsuit focuses on a<BR>very technical area of law where previous Idaho Supreme Court (ISC) rulings<BR>have been inconsistent. The Committee believes the MSD case will<BR>eventually be resolved by the ISC where a problematic outcome can be<BR>expected. If and when the ISC resolves this case and inconvenient truth<BR>will remain. MSD will continue to deal with a vague law that only can be<BR>changed by the Idaho Legislature. Once again, if there is no out of court<BR>settlement prior to August 24 the MSD will continue in turmoil during 2007-08.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT size=2>face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Myth<BR>#3<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy">“MSD Has Little Incentive to<BR>Negotiate”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">MSD feels that, for the following and other reasons, it has little<BR>incentive to negotiate with Weitz prior to August 24. Some supporters<BR>claim that another patron could file a similar law suit as soon as Weitz<BR>withdraws his lawsuit. This clearly is a false claim because Idaho Code<BR>requires a patron to file within 40 days of his or her injury. Dr. Weitz<BR>has complied with this requirement.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT size=2>face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Myth<BR>#4<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></U></B></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy">“MSD Has No Authority to Negotiate”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">On July <FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">10</SPAN></FONT><BR>Superintendent Donicht made an interesting claim on KMAX. She said the<BR>Board had no authority to negotiate with Weitz prior to the hearing and that<BR>she looks forward to resolving the issue on August 24. Does Attorney<BR>Julian employ the elected “no authority” Board or does the Board<BR>employ Attorney Julian? Independent of the answer to this question<BR>the Board is accountable for paying unnecessary and unlimited legal expenses to<BR>defend it’s case against Gerry Weitz’s lawsuit and to appeal<BR>Bradbury’s ruling, if necessary. Legal fees will be enormous<BR>considering that this case is destined to come before the Idaho Supreme Court. <BR>. <FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy">“Wetiz v. MSD Needs to Become a Landmark<BR>Case”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></I></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">Some of MSD’s “full speed ahead”<BR>supporters feel the Board should pay unlimited legal expenses so the District<BR>can be a trail blazer by eventually obtaining a landmark case law ruling by<BR>ISC. If successful a landmark ruling would benefit every <st1:State<br>w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State<br> school<BR>district. It is highly unlikely that Attorney Julian believes this<BR>claim. The Committee believes it is an unrealistic claim for the<BR>following and other reasons. Once again, on June 29 Julian said the legal<BR>merit of Dr. Gerald Weitz’s lawsuit focuses on a very technical area of<BR>law where previous ISC rulings have been inconsistent. Since previous<BR>rulings had been inconsistent it is highly unlikely that Weitz’s lawsuit<BR>will result in a landmark ruling. As previously stated we have a vague<BR>law until such time as the Idaho Legislature changes and clarifies the law.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Committee for Goodwill and<BR>Conciliation strongly urges the Moscow School District (MSD) Board of Trustees<BR>& Dr. Gerald Weitz to accept our “win-win” conciliation<BR>proposal. MSD and Weitz immediately should initiate a conciliation compromise<BR>by entering into a binding legal agreement whereby</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=2>color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy">…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial"> 1)<BR>The Board must agree to re-run the contested indefinite levy as an ordinary<BR>maintenance and operations levy. This conciliation compromise would leave<BR>intact the 2007-08 MSD budget submitted to the State<BR>Department of Education on June 27. <BR><BR> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial"> 2) <BR>Dr. Gerald Weitz will drop his lawsuit. <BR><BR> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial"> 3) <BR>The Board should immediately initiate discussions with the Idaho School Boards<BR>Association and the State Department of Education (SDE) to modify and clarify<BR>the law in the 2008 Idaho Legislature. <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT color=navy><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Such action would cancel the </SPAN></FONT><FONT<BR>size=2 color=navy face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; br: navy">hearing</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN<BR>style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> scheduled for August 24<BR>whereby District Judge John Bradbury will hear the legal merits of<BR>Weitz’s lawsuit. It also would save substantial legal fees, greatly<BR>improve the morale of MSD’s employees, teachers, students and restore the<BR>credibility of the Board of Trustees, as perceived by its patrons.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Committee believes the acceptance of<BR>it’s proposal is in the best interests of all parties. If<BR>it’s proposal is accepted it will yield more benefits to plaintiff,<BR>respondent, and other parties than could possibly be expected from Bradbury’s<BR>post-August 24 ruling. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">I submit the above comments to the MSD on behalf of the<BR>Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; br: Arial">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><BR>
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