“Maybe I can invoice the SF School District for the time it takes me to eat my free lunch?”
This of course doesn’t surprise me;
SIOUX FALLS, SD – How much would someone have to pay you to do a TV interview?
KELOLAND News doesn’t offer compensation for interviews, but South Dakota school districts do offer compensation for board members who are interviewed, or doing anything on behalf of the district outside of official meetings. It turns out an interview KELOLAND News did with a former board member this spring cost taxpayers $75.
On March 21, then-school board member Debbie Hoffman came to the KELOLAND studios for an interview about a policy to allow for teacher searches on school grounds.
A month later, on April 25, Hoffman submitted her time to the school board and was approved for compensation. Turns out, it’s perfectly legal.
“State law allows school board members to turn in for up to $75 a day for school board meetings or events or meetings related to school board business,” current School Board President Kent Alberty said.
When Hoffman sat on the last EC task force, she never showed up for a meeting until the end when they needed to start making decisions, and she acted like she had all the answers. While education is extremely underfunded, and school kids in SF get FREE and reduced lunches, Debbie thinks she should be paid for a 5 minute interview. I hope she takes that $75 check, rolls it up really tight and shoves it straight up her  . . .