Another Alexandria Schools administrative reputational disaster

[Anonymous]

School system hires local schools reporter to be a communications adviser:

http://alextimes.com/2012/07/alexandria-city-public-schools-paid-education-reporter-for-advice/

So much wrong with this.

[Anonymous]

Not so sure about that. It's common practice for state legislators in MD, and I think VA. If the reporter had covered something about which she had advised, that would have been way different, and clearly worse, but apparently she was under an employer-approved agreement not to do so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not so sure about that. It's common practice for state legislators in MD, and I think VA. If the reporter had covered something about which she had advised, that would have been way different, and clearly worse, but apparently she was under an employer-approved agreement not to do so.

I'm sorry, what's common practice?

I have never heard of a reporter serving in the state legislature, let alone any body of government, anywhere.

This isn't about the reporter. This is about the corrupt ACPS school superintendent. I mean, the reporter is done, yes. She will never work again. But, the school's employment of her is far more troubling.

[Anonymous]

Reporters in local, non-traditional outlets regularly work as publicity consultants. Regularly. The reporter made a written representation to the school system that the reporter's employer had consented, and that was confirmed.