Stolz Promises to Think Before Tweeting

After several meetings at which East Penn School Director Julian Stolz was the topic of several public comments, Monday night's school board meeting was surprisingly Stolz-free until he spoke up just before it was adjourned.

Over the past month or so, some associations and posts that Stolz wrote on Twitter were deemed vulgar and extremely insulting to the students of the East Penn School District. 

Some parents called for his resignation. Other parents wanted the board to censure him, a move that Stolz called "a slap on the wrist."

"I'd like to take a moment to thank my fellow board members," he said as he began a statement thanking them for not taking the suggestion of some parents to censure him.

"Last meeting, you were asked to draft a resolution of censure against me for comments I made on social media. I know there may be one or two of you [board members] who don't much care for me personally and I frequently disagree with most of you politically.

"I have not always been a perfect board member but I always strove to be an honest one. I thank you for giving me the freedom to continue being honest about what I believe, even when you disagree. It speaks highly of your character and your respect for the First Amendment.

"In return, I owe it to you, my colleagues, and to the public, to be more circumspect in the way I express my beliefs in the public domain. Being honest does not mean I should fail to think before I type.

"Once again, my thanks to all of you," Stolz said.