Sent to the Principal's Office

The Activist Next Door had a barn burner of a story last week, writing about "Corrective Action" taken against SD42-DFL candidate Ron Case for using his public school classroom to film a campaign video. The story was picked up by a number of blogs and political new sources.

A good portion of Case's nine-minute video was filmed inside his classroom at Oak Point Intermediate School in Eden Prairie. The video was broadcast on the "Democratic Visions" cable TV program and posted on YouTube.

Here is the letter that addresses the corrective action taken against Case:

Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 09:08:26 -0600
From:
chrichter@edenpr.k12.mn.us
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
CC: mkrull@edenpr.org

Subject: Concern

Good Morning,

My name is Chuck Richter.

I'm the principal at Oak Point Intermediate School in Eden Prairie, Mn. I understand that you sent an email to our Superintendent Dr. Krull. As the principal who works directly with Mr. Case, I am responding.

I am aware of the concern you have regarding political activities in Eden Prairie Schools. The district does not condone political activity for personal gain in our classrooms. I have looked into the matter regarding the video, and corrective action regarding this issue has been taken.

Please direct any further questions to me by phone. I can be reached at 952-975-7611.

Chuck
Richter
Principal
Oak Point Intermediate

Certainly, Case used poor judgement in using his classroom for personal political gain. Given that the principal informed Case of the policy violation, one would expect Case to pull the video - or at least edit it. Apparently Case doesn't think so. It's been almost two weeks since the corrective action and the video is still posted on Democratic Visions' YouTube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GamxGAIBwTc

Will Ron Case ever learn that the rules also apply to him?