HBCSD Corruption
Lie #38
Rampant misinformation and misleading information on the HBCSD website prior to the district's $59M bond offering.
Proof of the lie:
According to California Education Code: Article 2 - Political Activities of School Officers and Employees [7050-7058]: School districts are supposed to provide information that "constitutes a fair and impartial presentation of the relevant facts to aid the electorate in reaching an informed judgement regarding the bond issue or ballot measure." TL-CDE Political Activities
And according to 7054 (c): "A violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor or felony punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both, or imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years."
(1) Incorrect and misleading information contained in the “What is Measure S?” write-up on the HBCSD website.
(2) HBCSD ONLY listed the ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF MEASURES S (26.7 KB) on their website and left off the ARGUMENT AGAINST MEASURE S.
(3) HBCSD imbedded the video to Terry Tao’s misinformation from the May 31, 2016 Joint City and School District meeting on their website. The district had NOT previously embedded videos of any kind on their website. This was a special addition made to ensure the passage of Measure S. The videos were titled "Measure S Information". See Lie #13 for more details.
(4) HBCSD imbedded the video to Superintendent Pat Escalante’s misinformation from the May 25, 2016 Measure S Informational Meeting. The district had NOT previously embedded videos of any kind on their website. This was a special addition made to ensure the passage of Measure S. The videos were titled "Measure S Information". See Lie #34 for more details.
(5) HBCSD did NOT provide a download to the important Memorandum of Understanding from Exhibit G when listing information on district leasing documents from the Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of Pier Avenue School. HBCSD ONLY listed Exhibit K, the lease agreement for the use of the auditorium, gymnasium, changing rooms and tennis courts for a 50-year term.