Talk:Jack O'Connell (American politician)

Removed Quote
I sent an email to O'Connell's headquarters asking for verification of the quote here: Old version of this article.

I received this reply:

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Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention.

The quote contained in the Wikipedia article at the link you provided is not accurate and we have contacted Wikipedia to request removal of the article.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact us.

Best wishes,

Mollie Culver O'Connell 2006

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- Richfife 04:46, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

"Controversies"
I removed a transcription of a radio show interview because a) it is unverifiable and b) it is unencyclopedic to include a long passage from an interview. If the interview has been newsworthy we should be able to find a reference to coverage of it. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:40, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Allegations
There are several allegations in the article. It's not clear how any of them relate directly to O'Connell. Also, only one may be verifiable as presented.

The only sourced allegation, that some California textbooks include "Christian indoctrination", comes from a lawsuit document filed by a Hindu group in 2006. The legal document referenced does not mention O'Connell, and there is no evidence presented that this lawsuit brought him "under scrutiny". Furthermore, the lawsuit was withdrawn in June 2009 after the State agreed to an out-of- court settlement with the plaintiffs.

Allegations concerning racist material in textbooks are not sourced.

Allegations concerning increasing disparity between white and non-white students may be verifiable, but is also not sourced, and there is no clear substantiation of O'Connell's responsibility for this as a public official.Richard Smith (talk) 02:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Removed Statement
I've removed the statement that O'Connell is a "controversial politician", which seems an oxymoron.Richard Smith (talk) 02:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Agree with you on removing "controversial politician" but I think you mean pleonasm and not oxymoron. As for the allegations of indoctrination, even if they settled the case by paying off whoever sued them, the verbatim quotes in the legal document are from the textbooks and they definitely amount to indoctrination. The article doesn't lay the blame directly on O'Connell but states that it was during his tenure. I think that is a fair characterization that is accurate and places the exact amount of responsibility on him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.188.90.47 (talk) 04:59, 30 August 2009 (UTC)