Update: Cheryl Cox failed to take any action to stop violations of law at CVESD. In fact, in May 2007 she voted to pressure administrators and teachers to commit perjury. At least one teacher was threatened, on videotape, by Cheryl Cox's lawyer, that she could lose her job if she testified truthfully. |
Cheryl Cox's political ambitions have clearly corrupted her, as the ambitions of Pamela Smith, Bertha Lopez, Patrick Judd and Larry Cunningham have corrupted them. |
The COMMISSION ignored evidence that Mr. Werlin was very hostile to Mrs. Larkins, and that he was given complete authority by the DISTRICT to determine every condition of Petitioner’s employment. The COMMISSION ignored evidence that Mrs. Larkins and any reasonable person would fear to go into a situation as serious and escalating as the one he created for Petitioner. Insubordination is not supported by the evidence nor by the proper construction of the law. There is no evidence that Maura Larkins’s quest for justice was blind, nor that is was based upon a stubborn, unforgiving nature. The unsigned, undated letter allegedly written by Michelle Scharmach (Exhibit 7), contains hearsay about Petitioner. Mrs. Scharmach did not testify. There is no finding that Petitioner failed to forgive a single action or a single person. One would presume an act must have taken place in order for it to be forgiven. What acts should have been forgiven? False allegations? It can't be that, because the COMMISSION has not found one singe allegation to be false, not even the allegation that Petitioner had behaved as if she would kill people. |
Maura Larkins tried to prevent harm to taxpayers and teachers by making sure CVESD had every opportunity to comply with the law before a lawsuit was filed. A lawsuit causes hurt feelings, as the COMMISSION notes. Maura Larkins wanted to give the district a chance to avoid that. |
This OAH hearing exhibit proved that Cheryl Cox knew about wrongdoing; later, she voted to continue covering up crimes. |
What sort of thinking process, if any, did education officials engage in to come up with these ideas? |
At CVESD, Cheryl Cox was exactly as ignorant as she wanted to be, but not as ignorant as she pretended. She's now playing these same games as mayor of Chula Vista. |
Final page of Petition for Writ of Mandate: |
Dec. 4, 2001 You have been entrusted with the responsibility not only to advance the academic and general wellbeing of the students of the district, but to protect the TAXPAYERS’ money from liability due to illegal actions by the district’s administration. I trust you have fulfilled your obligation to the taxpayers, voters and children of Chula Vista by examining my case since I gave notice of intent to sue the district exactly two months ago. I believe this requires reading my five grievances. For some reason the school board as a whole appears not to have decided to demand that Mr. Werlin and Dr. Gil obey the contract and the law (surely Mr. Werlin and Dr. Gil would obey such an order?), but I trust you are nevertheless dismayed that yesterday Mr. Werlin dug the district still deeper into the legal morass that he and Libby have created. I am concerned that our new director of Human Resources, Tom Cruz, is being tainted by the unfinished business and improper policies of Mr. Werlin. Dr. Cruz knows (or should know) that I am entitled to a hearing regarding my suspension without pay, and that I am entitled to full pay until after the hearing, and that a pay stoppage that is 26-days retroactive is illegal (ten days notice must be given!) Yet this is happening on his watch. That is why it is incumbent upon you and the other board members to do so. It occurs to me that you, as a long-time principal in Chula Vista, must know these things, Mrs. Cox. I don’t recall hearing about wholesale violations of the contract when you were a principal. Why haven’t you done anything about this current situation? I’d like to suggest that it’s time to clean up Chula Vista School District. The board of education needs to make it clear to the administration that the contract and the law must be obeyed at all times. |
“A new morality needs to be introduced into the district office and the schools. No more lies. No more slander. No more jostling for personal political power at the expense of children. “Mr. Werlin’s efforts, extreme as they have been, have failed to cover up the facts of my case. This failure has made it clear that truth and justice are the only means for solving this problem. You owe the taxpayers and children of Chula Vista an immediate and intensive investigation of my case.” |
--Maura Larkins’ Dec. 4, 2001 letter (Exhibit 47) to board member Cheryl Cox |
Cheryl Cox's lawyer Kelly Angell revealed that Maura Larkins was dismissed for sending letters to board members. Were Cheryl Cox, Patrick Judd, Pamela Smith, Larry Cunningham and Bertha Lopez angry that these faxes prevented them from claiming they didn't know anything about wrongdoing? |
ETHICS ARE NEEDED AT CVESD |
SAN DIEGO EDUCATION REPORT |
mauralarkins.com |
OAH Decision Page 27 |
"I am concerned that our new director of Human Resources, Tom Cruz, is being tainted by the unfinished business and improper policies of Mr. Werlin." |
OPEN LETTER TO CHERYL COX (CVESD School Board Member) from teacher Maura Larkins |