ROMER CUTS OFF INTERVIEW ON RADIO.Byline: - James Nash It's been a tough week for Roy Romer Roy R. Romer (born October 31, 1928 in Garden City, Kansas, United States) was the 39th governor of Colorado and served as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2001 to 2006. . The Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. superintendent had to abandon his drive to finish the Belmont Learning Center This Belmont Learning Center contains information about a building currently under construction. It may contain information of a speculative nature, and the content may change dramatically as construction progresses and new information becomes available. because of an earthquake fault, then face parents angry that the school would remain unfinished. But when Romer gruffly cut off an interview on a radio station Tuesday morning, the host almost couldn't believe it. ``In 18 years of 'AirTalk,' this is the first time this has happened with a guest,'' said Larry Mantle, host of the five-days-a-week talk show on KPCC-FM (89.3). ``I'm stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. .'' Normally a gold mine of quotes, Romer clammed up when Mantle asked about No Child Left Behind, a new federal law allowing parents to transfer students from low-performing public schools to other campuses. Romer admitted that the LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) will not be able to comply with some provisions of the law. When Mantle asked whether LAUSD officials might try to challenge the law, Romer responded: ``I have to cut off this conversation because I have to get back to work.'' Mantle asked one more question about Belmont before Romer ended the interview, saying, ``I simply got to get back and do my work.'' Was Romer stressed out by the Belmont revelations and by an emotional meeting the previous night, when parents pleaded with him to finish the high school? No, said LAUSD spokeswoman Stephanie Brady. Romer had other engagements before a school board meeting Tuesday and made it clear that he had only 15 minutes for the interview, she said. The interview ended in less than 10 minutes. ``If you know Roy Romer, he does not duck tough questions,'' Brady said of the former Colorado governor. ``He doesn't crumble under pressure.'' KPCC KPCC Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (India) KPCC King's Park Centenary Centre (YMCA) KPCC Killington Pico Cycling Club KPCC Kanawha Pastoral Counseling Center KPCC Kern Parent Child Center news director Paul Glickman said that Romer's staff promised 20 minutes and that his hanging up abruptly - Romer talked with Mantle on the air by phone - confused the show's producers. ``We certainly didn't think Larry was being confrontational or adversarial in any way,'' Glickman said. ``Larry asks tough questions, but he does it in a polite way.'' Glickman said Mantle didn't want to discuss the situation and that a spokesman for Romer called later Tuesday to reschedule re·sched·ule tr.v. re·sched·uled, re·sched·ul·ing, re·sched·ules To schedule again or anew: rescheduled the meeting for the following week; rescheduled the debts of many developing nations. the interview. |
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