Last week WJCT reported about text messages between Duval County School Board Member Connie Hall and a district employee in which Hall calls for the superintendent to be fired and calls him “special ed in action.”
On Thursday, Hall emailed a statement to WJCT saying she regrets that the texts have become “such a great distraction” from the “academic excellence of Duval County students.”
She says poor school grades have fueled her continued frustration with the lack of leadership, respect, and collaboration exhibited by Superintendent Nikolai Vitti.
Here's an excerpt from Hall's letter:
She also says she apologizes if the reference she used to describe his “deliberate acts of disrespect” was offensive.
Vitti responded to the texts last week saying they speak to the “hostile work environment that has been created by certain board members.” He says, as someone with dyslexia, he was hurt particularly by the “special ed” comment.
Read the full text exchange published by our news partners News4Jax.
