{"id":107756,"date":"2015-12-09T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/superintendent-calls-reporter-a-cancer-then-apologizes\/"},"modified":"2015-12-09T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T14:01:00","slug":"superintendent-calls-reporter-a-cancer-then-apologizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/superintendent-calls-reporter-a-cancer-then-apologizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Superintendent calls reporter a \u2018cancer,\u2019 then apologizes"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Superintendent
Superintendent Alex Carter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI have a really horrible reporter in Cortez,\u201d Carter wrote via email on Wednesday. \u201cHe is a cancer to this district.\u201d<\/p>\n

The remarks were included in an email from Carter to school district lawyer Kristin Edgar on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Carter had sought Edgar\u2019s advice on how to respond to this reporter\u2019s request about an executive session held the previous night.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Re-1 school board met in executive session to discuss a personnel matter before a contentious public meeting that evening. A standing room only crowd gathered at the open meeting, which was officiated by board president Jack Schuenemeyer. Some two dozen parents and students addressed the school board during a public comment period lamenting the termination of four high school coaches this semester. Despite requests, the terminations weren\u2019t included as an agenda item at the board\u2019s regular meeting.<\/p>\n

This reporter\u2019s email, sent just before 11 a.m. Wednesday, asked Carter, in part, to identify when the school board\u2019s executive session was publicly announced, list those in attendance at the closed meeting and reveal any formal decision made behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

Copying Schuenemeyer in his email, Carter forwarded that request to Edgar, asking how he should respond. The remarks about this reporter were contained in Carter\u2019s opening sentence to Edgar.<\/p>\n

Copying Schuenemeyer again, Carter included his email to Edgar in his official response to this reporter. About a half-hour later, Carter sent another email to the journalist.<\/p>\n

\u201cI apologize for what I said in the message, and I want you to know that there is no excuse for it,\u201d Carter wrote.<\/p>\n

Although the newspaper did not receive notice of the closed meeting, Carter said the public was notified on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board cannot and did not take action during the executive session,\u201d Carter said.<\/p>\n

Colorado law requires an audio recording of any executive session by a school board be kept on file for 90 days. Carter declined to make a recording of Tuesday\u2019s closed meeting available to the public.<\/p>\n

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