Posted by
Mark on Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:49:24 PM
Below is an email sent to me on July 17, 2008 from Rocklin School Board President Steve Paul. This email shows the immaturity of Mr. Paul. I am a public citizen. I have the right to publicly voice my opinion regarding the policies and programs of any elected officials. Mr. Paul has demonstrated that any uneducated and misinformed person, on most school issues, can get himself elected. For any of you who have had the luxury of attending a Rocklin School Board meeting you will agree that he is the most uninformed board member. When I served on the school board, it was easy to tell that Mr. Paul would come unprepared to talk in detail about most issues.
Regarding his comments on Charlie Brown. I know Charlie and Charlie is an honest guy and I am proud to know him. Mr. Paul would not understand what service to one’s country means. Mr. Paul thinks he is high and mighty because he is the President of the Rocklin School Board. If that compares to being a Search and Rescue helicopter pilot during wartime and winning the Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, our country is truly going down hill. Maybe I can get Charlie to sit down with Mr. Paul and explain real sacrifice. Just to inform Mr. Paul, I am a supporter of Tom McClintock for Congress.
Mr. Paul, I do not believe you support all Rocklin families. In fact, you only support the people that believe the way you do. That is not the role of a member of the school board. With that said, I never supported your recall and there has never been a movement to recall you.
Speaking about being a Republican. Mr. Paul fooled Assemblyman Ted Gaines and the Placer County Republican Party by saying he supports charter schools. Last March, Mr. Paul voted against the charter for the Western Sierra Collegiate Academy. Mr. Paul also voted against giving Rocklin families the right to send their children to Rocklin Academy, a K-6 charter school that shares the campus with a Rocklin Unified Elementary School. Mr. Paul has given that right to families outside Rocklin. Families outside Rocklin can send their children to Rocklin Academy but hundreds of Rocklin families on the waiting list cannot. Lets not forget that those families paid the taxes to build the school.
Steve Paul told the Republican Party that the California Teacher’s Association (CTA) is a “radical group.” After calling them a radical group, he took thousands of dollars in campaign contributions for his 2006 campaign. I guess he fooled the Republican Party and the CTA. A true politician, he is able to talk out of both sides of his mouth and shake your hand at the same time.
I agree with Mr. Paul on one issue. The Rocklin City Council does not support charter schools. This is strange, because one member of the council sends a family member to a charter school. I would like to hear from the Rocklin City Council to see if they actually called Joe and me “ding dongs.” I do not believe they would use those types of words. This type of behavior is how the Rocklin School Board President operates. He is unable to use intelligent words when he communicates.
One final comment – Greg Daley and Camille Maben are up for re-election. They both have voted the same way Mr. Paul has on charter schools. They have taken parent’s rights away when it comes to selecting which school is best for their children. They will tell you, they know what is best for your child. Daley and Maben have also collected thousands of dollars from the CTA. In fact the entire school board has been bankrolled by the CTA.
Special note to Mary Dick, President of the Rocklin Teacher’s Union, Mary, you spent over $20,000 during the last 2 campaigns to take control of the Rocklin School Board and now your teachers are threatening to go out on strike this fall. Looks like you were deceived just like the Republican Party.
This shows poor leadership by the school board and Superintendent Kevin Brown. You have a school board that is bought and paid for by the CTA and you cannot even come to an agreement that supports the teachers.
Mark Klang
Conservative Republican and former member of the Rocklin School Board
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Steve Paul (smpaul2004@yahoo.com)
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Sent:
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Thu 7/17/08 8:12 AM
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Reply-to:
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smpaul2004@yahoo.com
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To:
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rocketdoc@surewest.net; markklang@msn.com
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Good Morning Boys,
Hope you're both doing great this morning.
Just wanted to give you an update about last night.
Didn't see any TV Stations or Newspapers. Sorry Rocket Doc- Guess you don't have the Juice you think you do.
Oh Mark, your new pal Charlie Brown didn't make it either. Oh well.
Rocket Doc, I'm assuming when you say that all elected's in Rocklin support WSCA, you're talking about the City Council. I didn't know you were in so tight with those guys. Last time I checked they think both of you are ding dongs.
You two make it a great day ok?
Steve
Oh by the way.....How's the recall coming along?