DISTRICT PROBING CONFLICT CLAIMS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - An Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale attorney is investigating whether conflict-onterest laws were violated vi·o·late tr.v. vi·o·lat·ed, vi·o·lat·ing, vi·o·lates 1. To break or disregard (a law or promise, for example). 2. To assault (a person) sexually. 3. in the promotion of and travel by its public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most director. Linda Solcich, who was hired as the district's community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. coordinator in February 1999, has gone on at least five trips with her boyfriend, board member Darrel Brown Darrel Brown (born October 11, 1984) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago. In the beginning of his career he performed well in World Youth and Junior Championships. The 100 m at the 2003 World Championships saw him finishing second behind surprise winner Kim Collins. , at district expense. ``It's a big issue. The district's reputation is at stake,'' said board President Brett Nelson. ``It's important to have outside people come in and get answers for the public.'' Nelson also called a board meeting today to allow the public to ask questions regarding travel policies and other topics. The meeting will be at Nelson's restaurant, Steer N' Stein Stein , William Howard 1911-1980. American biochemist. He shared a 1972 Nobel Prize for pioneering studies of ribonuclease. , 2162 E. Palmdale Blvd. Nelson said the district board room is being remodeled. The meeting will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Also, an accounting firm has been asked to expand its annual audit of the district's finances to include billings for trips. Brown was appointed trustee in January 1999. Records released by the district indicate that Solcich and Brown went on at least five trips together since March 1999. The district records did not specify the full cost of the travel, but estimates show the trips cost nearly $12,000. Solcich declined to comment. ``I have done nothing wrong,'' Solcich had said previously. Nelson, who is up for re-election Nov. 6, requested the inquiries. He said questions have been raised regarding Brown's travel with Solcich and whether he should have voted on her changes in job status, which raised her salary. ``The attorney is coming in and giving us guidance and giving a legal opinion if we violated any policies. And if we did, what they were and how to prevent them,'' Nelson said. ``We want to make sure no laws were violated when she went on trips.'' Nelson said Solcich worked for the district before Brown became a board member. ``The allegation The assertion, claim, declaration, or statement of a party to an action, setting out what he or she expects to prove. If the allegations in a plaintiff's complaint are insufficient to establish that the person's legal rights have been violated, the defendant can make a was that Darrel brought her in with him. That's not true,'' Nelson said. |
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