Supt. Hand, Take a Page from Brian Lindsey's Book

 

Over the years, this blog has received numerous complaints concerning former Muscle Shoals School superintendent Brian Lindsay. Regular readers know that we've had some fun at his expense. Yet there's at least one area where Dr. Lindsey performed admirably.

When a Muscle Shoals teacher was suspended, Dr. Lindsey may not have provided the details to the press, but he did make it known that the employee's faux pas didn't involve anything of a sexual nature or otherwise harmful to students. This was a relatively innocuous statement and didn't violate any confidences. Belated hats off to you, Dr. Lindsey.

This week we've had a similar situation at Cherokee High School. Parents have been left in the dark concerning the events that led up to the suspension of a coach. In fact, no one knows if Jason Lindsey was suspended, terminated, or ridden out of the building on a rail. Dr. Chris Hand has refused to comment.

To make matters worse, a student was injured last Friday in an accident; multiple calls were made to 911. When Lindsey was escorted from the building on Monday, the rumor mill cranked out a story that the coach had attacked the young man (or woman).

All it would have taken to clear things up was a simple statement from Hand. It wasn't forthcoming.

Now we're left to wonder if Anthony Olivis was Hand's role model...