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LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SENDS NOTICE OF INTENT TO TERMINATE TEACHER OBSESSED WITH TV REPORTER

Just days after a Little Rock School District ("LRSD") teacher had a criminal trespass case dismissed against him, he was arrested again and now is being fired.

LANCE CURTIS FRITCHMAN - NOT HIS FIRST BRUSH WITH THE LAW

Lance Curtis "Stalker" Fritchman , 52, has been sent a notice of intent to terminate according to Pamela Smith, Director of Communications for LRSD.

We contacted Smith after receiving a tip that Fritchman was being fired and she was able to confirm the information our source provided.

Fritchman who worked at McClellan High School, was placed on administrative leave, a/k/a/ suspension,  by the LRSD on March 2nd after KARK/FOX16 TV reporter Mitch McCoy questioned the district about some of Fritchman's social media (Twitter) posts.

The tweets made reference to White History Month, #WhiteLivesMatters, the phrase "I love being White," and included disparaging remarks about participants of last year's Women's March.

Fritchman's tweets also reflect his bigoted, racist opinions and beliefs. Given that the racial makeup of the school where he taught is predominantly black with Hispanic or Latino students making up the next largest segment of the student population, his being a teacher there must have pushed him over the edge. No doubt they experienced the hate he spewed first hand.

RACIAL BREAKDOWN DATA OBTAINED FROM LRSD

Fritchman also went after Arkansas Times Senior Editor Max Brantley.

 Fritchman followed up with threats.

After learning of his suspension/administrative leave, Fritchman went to KARK and Fox16 multiple times on March 5th and had to be escorted from the property by police. 

After being told to leave, Fritchman returned to the property and continued to contact the station via telephone. 

Fritchman was arrested on March 6th and charged with criminal trespass.

The criminal trespass case never made it past District Court Judge Hugh
Finkelstein (who is smack in the middle of a growing scandal involving a lying snitch and a group of crooked, corrupt cops). Finkelstein acquitted Fritchman as he was on a public sidewalk when he was harassing his victims. Finklestein removed the no contact order that was put in place, freeing Fritchman up to continue his stalking and harassment of the subject(s) of his obsession.

Like his idol, Trump, Fritchman has issues with the truth a reality as well.

A leave without pay is a suspension, its not an unpaid vacation as a reward for exemplary performance.

A series of threatening and harassing phone calls to McCoy and fellow newroom associate Austin Kellerman led to Fritchman's arrest for harassing communication.

Fritchman as once again placed on administrative leave/suspended and LRSD issued a statement.

A review of court records reveal that Fritchman has a history of criminal behavior going back over a decade.

Charges ranged from traffic offenses to  battery charges and at least one violation of an order of protection.

We have made requests for copies of all court cases involving Fritchman and will post updates as the records flow in. 

***UPDATE 10/11/18*** 

We learned that Fritchman plead no contest to the latest harassing communications charge against him and District Court Judge Hugh Finklestein and he was ordered to stay at least 500 yards (1500 feet) from McCoy.
 

LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT MICHAEL POORE HAS NEVER REGISTERED TO VOTE IN PULASKI COUNTY - HE DIDN'T VOTE FOR THE TAX INCREASE FOR LRSD THAT FAILED LAST YEAR

POORE'S CONCERN FOR COMMUNITY IS A FARCE - HE IS NOT A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE COUNTY

Records on file with the Arkansas Secretary of State and the Pulaski County Clerk reveal that the appointed superintendent of the Little Rock School District never moved his voter registration to Pulaski County from Benton County when he was hired by Arkansas Department of Education Director Johnny Key.

Poore's hiring was announced in April 2016 and he started on July 1, 2016.

Poore purchased a home in Little Rock on December 18, 2017.

Where he lived in the city prior to that is unknown. Perhaps he stayed in a hotel during the week and went back to Bentonville on the weekends as he still owns a home there.

Poore was all over TV and at a couple of board meeting encouraging Little Rock voters to pass a millage increase to benefits Little Rock schools last year.

It failed miserably. 

But how committed can you be to a community when you don't even bother to change your voter registration so that you can vote for the tax increase you are calling for? 

Poore should be embarrassed and resign. 

Johnny Key needs to give control of the Little Rock School District back to citizens now and let them elect a school board and hire a superintendent of their choice.

Registering to vote in the county should be a requirement, just like residing in the city.

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You can watch and see if Poore changes his voter registration by clicking here.
Type in Michael Poore and input his date of birth, 8/17/1961.

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We also received information from a highly reliable source that Poore had issues with credentials when he arrived in Arkansas. He lacked the required education for certification to be a superintendent. His GRE source were so low that Harding University had to waive admission standards to accept him.  More on this later.

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Interesting reading from the blog of Judge Wendell Griffin, Justice is a Verb!, about that millage election.  http://wendelllgriffen.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-little-rock-school-district-millage.html

Wonder what Judge Griffen thinks about Poore not bothering to register to vote to support the millage he was asking Little Rock residents to vote for?

The term mercenary educator pops into our mind.

FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FINALLY HAND OVER RECORDS REGARDING TERMINATION OF MATTHEW WENDT

THE LONG SOUGHT RECORDS ARRIVED VIA OVERNIGHT FEDEX FROM FPS

The outside council for the Fayetteville Public School district barely avoided violating a court order to turn over records.

You can view all the 630 pages of documents they sent by clicking here for part 1 and here for part 2.

This is a video that contains all the footage from a FPS CCTV system that was used in the termination of superintendent Matthew Wendt.

This video contains voicemail messages Wendt left Shae Newman, his subordinate and adulterous lover.

According to the records, Wendt and Newman spent a great deal of time making calls and sending text message back and forth all day long.

Here are some of the text messages of the pair once their relationship soured.

The records released also detail funds and lavish gifts Wendt gave to Newman and assistance Wendt gave to Newman's sister.  It also details the nature and frequency of their sexual relationship - from the backseat of cars in parking lots to lovers retreat in New York city.

It's also clear that Newman was a far more willing participant than she claims she was. 

A woman scorned.... 

DHS RELEASES RUTLEDGE PERSONNEL FILES

RUTLEDGE TOSSES OUT CLAIMS OF "FAKE NEWS" AND ADDS DHS TRIED TO SCREW HER

Earlier today we were one of, if not the first, media outlet to obtain all the personnel records that Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Tim Fox ordered the Department of Human Services to release regarding Attorney General Leslie Rutledge employment and separation from employment with that agency.

You can view all of the records released by clicking here. 

An employee with the Democratic Party of Arkansas ("DPA")  filed a lawsuit against DHS to release the personnel file of Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, which would include her termination files.

Attorney Chris Burks filed the lawsuit on behalf of Reed Brewer, DPA communications director, against Cindy Gillespie, in her capacity as Arkansas DHS Director, for a “refusal to provide public records.”

DHS DIRECTOR CINDY GILLESPIE EXPRESSES HER OPINION ABOUT FOI REQUESTS

According to the lawsuit, Brewer filed a Freedom of Information Act request on Monday, July 2nd, seeking Rutledge’s personnel file while she was an agency employee and all communication to the present day between DHS officials and Rutledge.

DHS reportedly acknowledged the request on July 5th and requested a five-day extension, which Brewer did not agreed to.

Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, government entities typically have three days to provide documents have been requested under the AFOIA.

DHS requested another extension on July 25th, and Brewer granted an extension until July 25th for the personnel file and August 3rd for the emails. 

On July 27th, Brewer received a 51-page personnel file that reportedly “does not include all job performance records and personnel file records.”

In the lawsuit, Brewer contended that the file he received was the “exact same 51-page document released in 2014.”

Brewer is asking the court to find that Gillespie failed to comply with the FOIA request “either in bad faith or negligently” and order the agency to provide the documents.

Brewer said his intent with the lawsuit was to determine why Rutledge was terminated as an employee at DHS, citing a “public interest” in the issue.

According to Brewer, the issue of Rutledge’s DHS termination “has been in the news cycle” for several years and needs to be resolved.

Rutledge responded to the lawsuit with a written statement, claiming the Democratic Party is “dragging up decade-old fake news.”

“As I said in 2014 and the record is clear: I voluntarily resigned my position with DHS on December 3, 2007, to immediately begin working on my friend and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s 2008 presidential campaign,” Rutledge said.  “On December 13, 2007 — ten days after my voluntary resignation — my former supervisors at DHS scratched out ‘voluntary’ and altered my personnel file to reflect something that was completely false without any notice to me or legal justification for doing so.”

Matt Campbell on his Blue Hog Report back in 2014 exposed questionable emails that Rutledge had sent during her employment with DHS.

You can read about that by clicking here.

Voters need to make a change in November and send ole Leslie on her way.

Trump might be looking for a new Attorney General and she is already one of his lackeys.

ANOTHER ESCAPE FROM THE ARKANSAS STATE HOSPITAL - ARE CHANGES IN SECURITY NEEDED?

ARK. STATE HOSPITAL INMATE JAMES BARRETT MAKES A WEEKEND JAUNT TO MEMPHIS - MOTEL SIX KEPT THE LIGHTS ON FOR HIM

Another escape from the DHS/Arkansas State Hospital ("ASH") has citizens questioning the security procedures and leadership of ASH Police Chief Perry Wyse.

 

You can read the full post on our Bad Arkansas Department of Human Services blog by clicking here.

MAUMELLE CHARTER SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT ROB MCGILL VIOLATES ARKANSAS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT - GIVES FALSE INFORMATION TO SUBJECT OF REQUEST

ACADEMICS PLUS SUPERINTENDENT ROB MCGILL PLAYS POCKET POOL AS A FAVORITE PASTIME

Another school district, this time a questionable charter one, plays fast and loose with the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

We made a FOI request on August 8th to Academics Plus for records involved in the termination of Stephan Owen.

Owens was fired last month after the school administration and the Maumelle Police Department investigated allegation of sexual misconduct.

STEPHAN OWEN - FIRED OVER ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

Owen is accused of fostering an inhospitable environment for the female athletes he coached, including playing sexual music, telling his players how many women has has had sex with and allowing his players to change on the bus. He has also been accused of changing in the girls locker room, though the coach insists that only occurred when no girls were present, under a locked door.

“The only time I ever did, I was in the locker room with it locked and closed, and I changed and left before any other girl came back in there,” Owen told OzarksFirst.com.

The coach told OzarksFirst that claims against him ignore the larger circumstances in which they occurred. When he was asked about controversial, sexual music, Owen turned over the team’s playlist to authorities. And when he was asked about players changing on the bus, he pointed to the fact that the team always traveled with other adult chaperones.“I always had a parent or I had an adult chaperone on the bus” Owens added.

 

We also sent a FOI request to the Maumelle Police Department.

They immediately provided the requested records.

 
Academics Plus apparently did not attempt to reach Owen by phone or leave a voicemail notifying him of the request for records and tell him that he needed to immediately advise them if he was going to seek an opinion from the Arkansas Attorney General. Instead two days later they sent him a letter and gave him three days to give them a response.

Our publisher sent McGill an email advising him of his violation of the AFOIA.

McGill called our publisher early this morning and admitted that he made a mistake in advising Owen that he had three days to advise the school if he was going to request an AG's opinion regarding the school's decision to release the records.

McGill has placed Academics Plus in a precarious position. 

If the school does not release the records today, they are subject to legal action under the AFOIA. 

Due to McGill's error, Owen could take legal action to stop release, for what little good that would do, after all the records sought are public records under the AFOIA.

Perhaps school administrators like McGill and others (Like John Colbert with Fayetteville Public Schools) receive bad and illegal advice from the Arkansas School Board Association's staff attorney Kristen Craig-Gould-Garner.

 

Source: http://arsba.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2-FOI-and-Ethics.pdf

We found only one case in the last decade in which Kristen Craig-Gould-Garner represented anyone or any agency as an attorney.

That's probably a good thing.

Her lack of understanding of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and poor training of it to school districts could place them and superintendents in legal jeopardy.

Bad Government in Arkansas blog has never paid any agency for a FOI response.

We request that the response be provided in electronic form and be emailed to us or posted online for downloading.  

Alternately, we have also provided a thumb drive or DVD's to agencies to use to provide such a response.

All public agencies are required to have appropriate software to be able to comply with such requests and have since the year 2000.

We will post the records from Academics Plus regarding Owen's termination or a copy of the AFOIA Denial of Rights complaint later today.

Stay tuned for updates.

***UPDATE 8/13/19 1:16PM***

According to an email received from Academics Plus School District Executive Direct Rob McGill, Owens has indicated to him that he will be seeking an opinion from the Attorney General.

In three days we will have the documents as the AG will no doubt find that the records sought are public records and subject to release.

In the meantime, will McGill accept service?