Open Letter to Philip R. Klein (Re: BISD)

Philip,

I hope you appreciate the irony in your latest SET Political Review posting, since it's (loosely) based on Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law regarding the former South Park High School building (the emphasis is mine, not yours):

Sources tell the SETPR that backhoes and cranes may begin tearing down the Southpark Middle School in no less than 72 hours even though Judge Bob Wortham ruled that his order stands for 70 + more days and that BISD will use non-bond money to do so.

Even more shocking is the Findings and Fact of law - which opens the doors to a peak into the corruption at BISD. Here are just a few of the findings.

Perhaps you'll comment on your repeated refusal to address South Park by its proper name. Does this show lack of respect, arrogance, ignorance, or a combination?

In your juvenile rant, you missed the significant points in Judge Wortham's Conclusions of Law. From KFDM Channel 6 (emphasis is again mine):

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

1. In failing to make a substantive inquiry as to what the costs of renovation of the South Park school building would be as opposed to demolition of the three story main building that now houses South Park Middle School and construction of a new school, the BISD school board has breached its fiduciary duty to the citizens of BISD.

2. In continuing to put out the message that there would be no demolition of the South Park school building prior to the November, 2007 bond election when the BISD school board and administration had already decided that should the bond pass that the South Park school building would be demolished, the BISD school board and administration committed a fraud upon the citizens of BISD.

3. In deciding to demolish the South Park school building behind closed doors and outside of public scrutiny, the BISD board violated the Texas Open Meetings Act.

4. The Court feels it is limited by the pleadings and the strict statute of limitations for election contest cases. Had this been an election contest case, the Court feels sufficient evidence was produced to require the Court to order a new bond election.   

According to Opinion No. DM-114, Texas Attorney General  Dan Morales noted that trustees of school districts have been held to be “county officers,” subject to removal in accordance with Article V, Section 24, of the Texas Constitution. Specifically, they can be removed by a judge of the district courts.

Since a district court judge has already determined that the school board committed fraud, violated the Texas Open Meetings Act, and breached its fiduciary duty, why don't you act upon your professed convictions and lead a recall effort instead of confusing the issue with your hot air?

Surely this would be a slam-dunk for a political consultant of your prowess - imagine the publicity you would generate for Klein and Associates Political Relations, A Division of PRK Enterprises, Inc!

Sincerely,

Gus Pillsbury

P.S. How's that Hatch Act complaint coming along?