Ep 20 - Debate Fred Leonard vs. Karen Stokes

Don’t judge me too, harshly as a moderator of this debate never been a moderator before. I did my best to fact check where I needed to fact check. To get control when I need to get control to move forward allow people plenty of time to make their points.The debate was specifically about the results of the Annie Azarloza investigation and report. Annie Azarloza’s investigation has placed a spotlight on the school board and our education system. People had commented on corruption in our system and issues with transparency. Others have commented that Annie was not good for our system and we are better off moving away from her policies. Karen Stokes has sat with me individually and had a conversation about her time with the school board and the issues she observed with the investigation she is a member of the change starts here Facebook page and resigned her position on the board because of the decision to remove Annie from the superintendent position. Fred Leonard has also spoken with me as well at length both on and off the podcast. He has also been outspoken on Facebook. Fred has defended the actions of Shane Downs the school board chairman and the school board’s decision to remove Annie as the superintendent.