Update on Stacey Sibley’s Lawsuit Against PPS

“The trial reached Day Eleven of testimony yesterday, and it’s not over yet.  As you can imagine, a lot has happened. I would have loved to have blogged hour by hour for those who, like me, are deeply interested in this case. But since I have been covering a lot of other news, too, (see Tuesday’s and today’s front page, for example) I have missed some significant moments, unfortunately.  I would have loved to have seen the school district’s cross examination of Stacey Sibley, the principal who brought this suit, and I would loved to have seen Sibley’s lawyer cross examine former special education director Joanne Mabbott, who was the driving force behind changing Sibley’s job. Sadly, I missed both.  The most recent testimony has included district general counsel Jollee Patterson, interim human resources director Michelle Riddell and even former chief academic officer Xavier Botana, who flew in from Chicago. Lots of intrigue over who met with whom when and said what. Some surprising conflicts between sworn testimony given in deposition and what is being said under oath on the stand. The jury is going to have a lot of work to do to sort all this out. Many of the jurors seem to be taking better notes than I do!”

I’d like to know more about the conflicts between sworn testimony given in depositions and what is being said under oath.