• From: Judy Gafa <GafaJ@gpschools.org>
    Date: Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 10:20 PM
    Subject: Re: Mrs. Pangborn's email - 06/17/2020
    To: Jen Evans <jmevans73@yahoo.com>
    Cc: schoolboard@gpschools.org <schoolboard@gpschools.org>


    Thank you Mrs Evans. As I said in my comments. I didn’t meet with anyone about this. I had conversations with non board members about it. There was outreach between the two legal representatives and the letter was a complete surprise Mrs Brush wrote a great article in the GP News that explains the whole story
    Judy Gafa

    On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 10:14 PM 'Jen Evans' via Schoolboard Email <schoolboard@gpschools.org> wrote:
    Good evening,

    During board comments tonight, Mrs. Pangborn denied accusing Mrs. Gafa of wrongdoing or potential OMA violations in the email referenced by Mrs Gafa. Below I have linked the email and highlighted pertinent pieces of the email posted on the district website:

    https://mi01000971.schoolwires.net/Page/21186

    "It is.now undeniable that our Superintendent and three members of the School Board are guilty of a serious ethics violation. Supt. Niehaus and Board President Weertz, Vice President Abke and Treasurer Gafa, you have engaged in an intentional effort designed to keep only certain board members informed of key information regarding the Trombly School donation. Who knows what other information this select group of people is sifting through, deciding upon, and filtering then to the entire board and the public?
    What has been going on for over a month is in clear violation of the Michigan Open Meetings Act, which requires public bodies to conduct business at open meetings. Board policy designates only two board subgroups that operate in full view of the public: the Facilities Committee and the Policy Committee, whose meetings are on the school calendar and open for comment...'

    Mrs. Pangborn, you most certainly did accuse not only Mrs. Gafa, but also Ms. Weertz, Mrs. Abke, and Dr. Niehaus of ethics and OMA violations. How could you possibly deny this when it is literally posted on the website for all to read? I believe that you owe each of them an apology for your own behavior.

    Sincerely,

    Jen Evans
    500 Barrington
    GPP