Trustee Ashley Drain called it
“garbage.”
Board member Sam Fant wants to
see the proof.
The two Manteca Unified board
members are referencing the scathing Grand Jury report on the school
district that was loaded primarily with criticism of Fant and Drain.
The board when they meet
Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the district office, 2271 W. Louise Ave., will consider
acceptance of a drafted response to the Grand Jury report.
The report zeroed in on the
conduct of the two trustees elected in November — Alexander Bronson who has
since resigned and Drain who is the target of a recall effort. Fant is
also the subject of a recall effort.
The report sidestepped
complaints about Drain and Bronson using fake addresses to qualify as
candidates as that specific complaint had been forwarded to the Secretary of
state’s office. The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office has since
filed felony charges against the two regarding election fraud. Drain also has
welfare fraud and grand theft charges pending against her.
The Grand Jury contends the
conduct of trustees has created a “toxic climate” in the Manteca Unified School
District given their disrespect for each other, for employees, and for
community members.,
The 28-page Grand Jury report
included:
Fant getting an exercise class
established contrary to normal procedures.
Fant assuming control of a
district program.
Fant pushing to get the Weston
Ranch High principal ousted.
Drain interfering with student
discipline.
The board hiring a consultant
who was a convicted felon without doing a background check.
Fant provided a principal
candidate an after-hours tour at Weston Ranch High. That candidate
eventually became the new principal.
Referenced an employee
complaint filed against Fant.
Noted a Junior Cougars youth
football banquet was scheduled by Fant, cancelled and held anyway circumventing
district rules and having reduced fees.
Trustees’ presence interferes
with administrators’ work.
Drain insulted Weston Ranch
High staff.
Dramatically escalating
district legal costs due to the behavior of trustees.
The need for board and
staff training.
August 10, 2015
Manteca
Bulletin
By Dennis
Wyatt
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