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Demanding Answers From Public Servants Is Not Harassment – It’s Accountability

If someone was lying about you so bad that it incited public hatred of you what would you do?  Would immediately begin to stop it by talking to the individual?   Would you exhaust all the efforts at your disposal before going to court?

Steve and I addressed the board and superintendent at the March board meeting about improving community relations. After Steve spoke Elaine Farris went on and on about how we were “encroaching harassment” and would hear from her attorney. She then got up out of her chair and went to the podium. She apologized to the parents in attendance for having to listen to our negative remarks about her. She said negative attacks were, all part of the job but she could take it because she’s got “big shoulders”. As she said it, she raised her arms and flexed her muscles in a strong man pose.

In May, after the first emails were posted on Facebook I went back to the board and pleaded with them to put an end to all of this by simply making a commitment to talk to the community. I told her we wanted to stop the postings and just have a conversation about the concerns. She blew off the  Facebook postings as inconsequential and alternately made faces at me and played on her iPad while I spoke.

Eight months after her lawsuit threat Elaine finally filed. But she didn’t name Steve even though it was his remarks that prompted the threat. She named Paul, Pattie and me. Why did she wait? Why didn’t she include Steve? Why did she sue Paul when he’s not even on Facebook? According to postings by the group KY Anonymous, Elaine responded immediately to them by having their Twitter accounts shut down. Why hasn’t she shut mine down?

As I understand it, the lawsuit states that we have been harassing and slandering Elaine for so long it has incited public hatred against her. If that is the case why didn’t she stop it before it reached public hatred stage? When told that simply talking to the community would put an end to all of this why didn’t she do it? Why didn’t she even follow through on her own idea of interacting with the community?

If  I have been lying all of this time and Elaine has made no attempt to even discuss the issues then she is responsible for the public’s perception of her, not us. She did not follow through on her threat to sue for eight months. She didn’t file the suit until after she lost control of the board through the election and learned that Patti had filed harassment charges against her niece.

Elaine has had the tools, knowledge, power and opportunity all along to put an end to this. She has made the choice not to do so. With her actions, inactions and words,  she alone is the creator of her image.

Stand Up Clark County for truth.

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2 Responses to “Demanding Answers From Public Servants Is Not Harassment – It’s Accountability”

  1. anonymous Says:
    November 21, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Is this a witch hunt against Eliane Faris or a genuine attempt to expose corruption and correct problems in the school district? If this is a genuine activist effort, why isn’t Paul Christy being criticized? As Assistant Superintendent of Facilities, he is directly responsible for conditions in the schools AND on the buses. He even drives a car with blue lights for personal use, even though this vehicle is designated for use by the school resource officers. If this website does not question his actions equally, then the question motive for these attacks should be asked. Paul Christy is an active member of the local good, old boys – and Elaine Faris is an African-American female. If you are truly working to correct corruption – KUDOS to you!!!! If this is an effort to get ride of Faris to promote Christy – then you are just as much a part of the problem as she is.

    • Joan Graves Says:
      November 22, 2012 at 12:08 am

      I assure you no one is hunting witches. And the color of skin, Elaine’s or anyone else’s, has no impact on anything. As much as Elaine & her supporters would like to think the world & especially this website revolve around her, it does not. If you look you will find posts about others in the schools. However, as superintendent Elaine is the one directly responsible for the conditions in the schools not Paul Christi or anyone else. Even Elaine has said that if students, staff or schools are failing then she is failing.

      As for Paul Christi, I have no problem what-so-ever posting about him. But I can’t just take your word for it. We do not post things on here without proof – solid proof. We are not Topix or a rumor mill. I will say this. I have heard about 1 of the things you mention about Paul Christi but thus far I have not turned up evidence on it.

      What we are doing is NOT an attack on anyone. Prior to making any postings or starting this website I appealed to the board & Elaine to simply make a commitment to talk with the community. They refused. You can watch my plea to them & their response on Upstream.com. Simply search “CCPS BOE” When it comes up go to the May board meeting. This is about being accountable for their actions & inactions. This about the truth of what is not only happening in Clark County but in too many other places in the country.

      Feel free to look at the information here & ask me any questions you want.

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