Jeffrey Moss, the superintendent of Lee County schools, seems to have no regrets for ordering students in Tramwell Elementary School to write their representatives in Raleigh, urging them not to adopt the GOP budget. One of the students engaged in this civic exercise was the 8-year-old daughter of Republican state Rep. Mike Stone, and Stone objected to the use of his daughter as unwilling lobbyist.
“Dr.” Moss apparently has a thin skin, too, as evidenced by this exchange with a member of the public, offered below. Read from the bottom, and notice the not-so-subtle threat at the end of the message from Moss.
>> From: Jeff Moss [mailto:[email protected]]
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 3:56 PM
>> To: Otto, Mark 163
>> Subject: Re: letter
>>
>> Mark,
>>
>> Thank you for providing me additional insight into the beliefs of Sysco and
>> your attitude toward our teachers in our public schools. I will be delighted
>> to share this with the other superintendents across this state and nation so
>> as we select companies and vendors to work with our schools we have a greater
>> awareness of their belief structure on our primary challenge of teaching
>> tomorrow leaders. It is easy to cast doubt when you do not know the story.
>>
>> Jeffrey C. Moss, Ed.D.
>> Superintendent
>> Lee County Schools
>>
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>>
>>
>>>>> >>> “Otto, Mark 163” <[email protected]> 6/7/2011 3:07 PM >>>
>> What in the world were you thinking making that comment, ³If you’re not
>> interested in receiving letters from people in your district, don’t run for
>> public office.²? Are you serious, sir? The school forced the man¹s own
>> daughter to write a letter, knowing full well the little girl has no idea
>> whatsoever what she is writing about. That¹s just wrong. Evil
>> Nazi/Soviet-style indoctrination. You should be ashamed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Otto
>> Credit Analyst
>> Sysco Raleigh, LLC>
BONUS OBSERVATION: The attorney for Lee County schools is former Rep. Jimmy Love, a Democrat who lost to Stone in 2010.
