Last Friday, the Daily News Journal ran its second consecutive front page story about my office’s report on an investigative audit of the Riverdale High School Quarterback Club. The article, titled “Audit: Principal Failed to Monitor Finances,” is here (at least for the moment–the DNJ does not seem to leave its content up for very long).
Last Sunday, this was the DNJ’s editorial: Editorial: “Gill mustn’t fumble in discipline for QB Club.”
Today, the DNJ ran this story: “Audit fallout: Gill eyes policy change for booster clubs” on its front page.
Almost from my first day on the case, I had expected that the Riverdale report would be front page news in Murfreesboro. I was not surprised to see this on my doorstep this morning.
The family and I drove to a small town north of Abilene, TX last week. My wife had a job interview, which seemed to go really well. Now I am trying to learn as much as I can about the area, hoping that I will find a good position there, if my wife receives an offer.
Yesterday, we drove from Texarkana, AR back to Nashville. I worked today, partially to conserve annual leave, but also because my office released two letters that reported our findings about the Riverdale High School Quarterback Club. The reason that we issued two letters is that it will be the club’s responsibility to correct some of the conditions; it will be the school district’s responsibility to correct others. The letter to the club is here. The letter to the school board is here. The Comptroller’s press release is here.
Several local media outlets have picked up the story, including WTVF, the Tennessean, the (Murfreesboro) Daily News Journal, and WPLN (Nashville Public Radio).
I think the reports are fairly self-explanatory. The news reports that I have seen so far have been factual.
