By Jerry Bellune

Lexington 1 has waived attorney-client privilege and released legal opinions supporting its superintendent.

The district said it is correcting statements of trustee Jada Garris in the media.

The Chronicle asked district Communications Director Mary Beth Hill which media she is referring to. She has not yet responded.

The Chronicle asked trustee Mike Anderson if we had published inaccurate information to which he said, “not to my knowledge.”

Garris has asked for data about how district bids are awarded, buying cars for executives, food and beverage expenses and other financial records.

FoIA attorney Jay Bender, said, “This school board, like many, is incurious, content to be told what to believe and unwilling to look behind the curtain to seek confirmation that what is being presented is accurate. In these circumstances everything is fine until it isn’t.”

District 1 attorneys said:

• Superintendent Greg Little’s response to Garris’ requests were proper under state law, board policy and the Attorney General’s opinion in responding to “time-consuming and burdensome requests for information outside of the board.”

• A single board member may not direct the superintendent to have staff obtain documentation when it is not readily available, requires substantial staff time to retrieve and is of questionable value to the board member’s ability to carry out her duties in representing her constituents.

The news release said:

• Dr. Little recommended that Garris ask other board members to decide if they wanted staff to take the time needed to fulfill her latest requests.

• Little also stated that if she did not want to work through the board, she could ask for the information under the state Freedom of Information Act.