Colorado Community Media: When a recent public records request asked for text messages between the Jefferson County Schools superintendent, top cabinet officials and the school board about the termination of district employee David Weiss last December, most replies came back the same: “I don’t have any text messages related to this request.”

Board member Mary Parker was the exception. She preserved and submitted a series of texts, fulfilling the request in full. Others, including board members Danielle Varda and Michelle Applegate, Chief Human Resources Officer Amanda Pierorazio and Chief Legal Counsel Julie Tolleson, kept a portion of the text thread.

Parker’s messages included exchanges with Superintendent Tracy Dorland and other district leaders discussing internal investigations, communication strategy and how to respond to public and media inquiries following Weiss’ dismissal after the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office notified Dorland that Weiss was under investigation for possessing child pornography.

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