Saturday, September 29, 2007
District 158 Officials Spin Daily Herald Reporter on Buses
Spin.
It’s a word used a lot in political campaigns.
Candidates try to get a favorable spin on each issue.
They win some and lose some, but, usually, everyone in the same camp touts the same “line.”
Not so with Huntley School District’s top administrators in interviews with Daily Herald reporter Jameel Naqvi.
Following up on McHenry County Blog stories on Monday and Wednesday on superfluous school buses in Huntley’s school district 158, Naqvi asked both School Superintendent John Burkey and Chief Operations Officer Glen Stewart questions about the buses.
The answers were so contradictory that Thursday’s headline writer concluded:
Superintendent Burkey said,
Burkey and Stewart spun the Daily Herald reporter around so many times that they were successful in keeping information about the 8 buses kept in reserve out of the story.
It’s a word used a lot in political campaigns.
Candidates try to get a favorable spin on each issue.
They win some and lose some, but, usually, everyone in the same camp touts the same “line.”
Not so with Huntley School District’s top administrators in interviews with Daily Herald reporter Jameel Naqvi.
Following up on McHenry County Blog stories on Monday and Wednesday on superfluous school buses in Huntley’s school district 158, Naqvi asked both School Superintendent John Burkey and Chief Operations Officer Glen Stewart questions about the buses.
The answers were so contradictory that Thursday’s headline writer concluded:
Too many buses in Dist. 158?
Depends on who you ask.
Depends on who you ask.
Superintendent Burkey said,
"We don't have extra buses."Further down the page is Chief Operation Officer Glen Stewart saying,
"Is it fair to say we have 25 extra buses? Yeah.”Watchdog school board member Larry Snow’s take, according to the Daily Herald:
” District 158 board member Larry Snow says the district has 25 buses that are not in use. Snow says the district shouldn't have bought 34 buses if 25 of them are just going to sit there.”There are also 8 buses set aside as spares in case of repairs, breakdowns and for trips.
Burkey and Stewart spun the Daily Herald reporter around so many times that they were successful in keeping information about the 8 buses kept in reserve out of the story.
Labels: Huntley School District 158, School Bus
