LOUDOL]N COT]NTY PIJBLIC SCHOOLS

OFFICE OF TIIE SUPERINTENDENT

21000 Educaiior Court
Ashburn, Virginia 20148
1511\ 252-1020
Edgar B. HetricL Ed. D.
Srperhteu.lcnt

Loudoun Coulry School Board

21000 Eduoation Couft
December l, 20l0

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Ashburn. VA 20148

Dear Chainnan Stcvcns and Board Members:

Atthe November fbr all indep€rdent audit ol

9'b School Boa!d meering, Sarah Stinger salled
Loudoun CounD Public Schools (LCPS) land purchase practices, \lhile inplying that l-CPS staffhas
been involved ir climinal or uncthical aotivibi regalding the aoquisition oflalld. Wc ernphatically deny
lhe\e a.icrtrons and innuendos for the
'ollon ine rcasons:

I-CPS. inclu.ling the Departnent ofPlannirg and Legislative Services are hrdependently audited
by the Washington firm KMPC each year as required by Jate law. t'his audit has ncvcr disclosed any of
rhe rypes of issues bcing asseted by NIs- Stinger. Ms, Stingor provided to the School Board a packet of
LCPS documellll that we revicwcd and found to denronstrate no iresularities.

We will invite Ms. Stinger to provide spocific infomation or docul'neltatioD, ifany, suppofiing
hef allegations, to my ofllce or to law onfbrcement agcncies or the oommonwealth's allomey's office for
an investigation, ifshc wishes to pursDe this maftcr.

t'.-in^ll]', fie staff of

LCPS is ofthe lighest pcrsonal inlegriry aDd sclflessly scn'e ihis Scllool
Board with a superior lcvel ofexcellence uDparalleled in
arry other schooi divisions.

Plcase note thal since 200?, Ms. StiDger has filed nine Ffeedon oflnformAlion Act (FOIA)
requests with I-CPS. This has led to thc reviel\., collection and copying ofsevcral l.lrousand documents,
maps, c mails and photos. rvhioh have thcn been tnade availablc to Vls. Stinger'.

r\ good faifh etlbft has been madc to fulfill thesc rcquests, even though somc arc extremcly
vagre While VIs. Slinger has heen cbargod tbr somc ofthis work, thesc fees do not nearly cover the
expense olthis process lo the taxpayer.

LCPS also has provided information through many inlbrnral rcquests. (The Pr'rblic l[lornration
Oflice aloue has received ljl
c-mails fiorn Ms. Stilger sirce 200?.) Ms. Stinger's requesis havc included
nrultiDle rcouests for the same clocume ts.

)+*il{
Edgar B. H6tric[ l]l