I would like to go on the record regarding my lawsuit with the WCS School Board and Superintendent

Looney that was a result of the Superintendents letter banning me from Williamson County School
property and any property used by the schools.
This case was never about money and I have never asked for any financial compensation. I felt
compelled to file this suit to prevent being hindered in fulfilling my duties as a Williamson County
Commissioner and to protect my rights as a private citizen to publicly assemble without harassment.
Public official or not, we all have a right to due process. I was elected to represent the citizens of District
8 on the County Commission. I need to be able to do my job without harassment from other
government officials or politically active groups who disagree with my conservative values. I work hard
to serve my constituents and I am honored to do so.
All that I have requested to settle this case was recognition that I, as all Americans, have a right to due
process. I wanted to prevent violation of this right in the future. In spite of the courts injunction
restraining the Superintendent from having me arrested for criminal trespass, this recognition never
came. Further, on March 30th, all attempts by the WCS attorney or the Superintendents attorney to be
dismissed from the case, or have the case itself dismissed, failed. At no time was there mention of a
specific law allowing this behavior by the Superintendent.
Two months later, the School Board approved a resolution to request an additional $30,000 for outside
legal counsel claiming it was required to handle this lawsuit. It appeared to me that the School Board
and the Superintendent seemed to be okay with spending large sums of money on outside legal counsel
rather than initiating a resolution. I was personally not okay with wasting this much of our countys
money in order to sustain the rights that should be afforded to every citizen. Therefore, I decided to
increase my efforts to end this lawsuit. Since May, I have earnestly sought a resolution. I commend the
School Board and Superintendent Looney for accepting a statement that we can agree on to resolve this
lawsuit and to move forward. I was relieved to hear at last nights school board meeting that the actual
legal fees for the School Board and Superintendent are under $30,000 and not the requested $60,000.
As I have mentioned before, I regret and apologize for my oversight on the night of Nov. 13th, 2014.
Many people have asked me why the situation was handled in the way that it was. Just like many others,
I am left to make my own assumptions as to why this was handled in such a needlessly heavy-handed
way. I believe that if it had been dealt with differently, we would have avoided spending almost $30,000
of taxpayer funds. If there were any safety concerns by the administration, they could have discussed
them with me prior to any meetings. It is unclear why this never happened.
Now that the School Board has accepted a mutual statement of agreement, I anticipate a quick
resolution to this matter. I am thankful to continue serving my neighbors in District 8 and the citizens of
Williamson County. This is why I ran for office and it has always been my first priority.