December 2, 2013      4:33 PM
SBOE VICE CHAIR TO REFILE HIS ETHICS COMPLAINT AGAINST HIS CHIEF CRITIC
TEC required more information and Ratliff isn't backing down
After the Texas Ethics Commission recently
informed the State Board of Education’s Vice Chairman that the agency would
need more information before it could move forward with a complaint he made
about a very vocal and seemingly well-financed critic of his, Thomas Ratliff on Monday said he will
refile that complaint this week. Ratliff has said he's concerned about the
activities of Alice Linahan
– a Tea Party entrepreneur from North Texas – in relation to her protests of
the CSCOPE
lesson plans that that some have complained are filled with errors and contain anti-American
biases.
"I have spoken with the Ethics Commission and have
made adjustments to the complaint. At some point the Ethics Commission will
have to determine if there is enough evidence to merit asking Mrs. Linahan for her financial records to determine if she is in
fact being compensated for her efforts," Ratliff told QR, adding that he
understands the need for the TEC to guard against frivolous complaints.
By Scott Braddock
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