James Evans Quotations

The only city policies that matter with Rocky are the ones he agrees with, ... If he doesn't agree with them, they don't exist.

My sense is that the public has lost a sense of faith in Salt Lake County government. There is a credibility problem. I believe this is a step backwards.

He was a substitute, so he could have filled in on a number of different classes,

He is employed by the Holland Group, which provides staffing for our substitute teachers, ... He apparently used some inappropriate language and called a student 'heathen.'

I think there's a lot to be accomplished when we work together. This Solidarity Day is exactly what it implies and I hope it goes on and on and on and gets better each year.

which in this case could be football practice.

Well, it just kind of made me notice something was really out of the ordinary. This guy was out here struggling with the police. I thought maybe he was just a little drunk or something.

We officially terminated this person because we asked him to come in last week and talk about it and he wouldn't. He wouldn't tell his side of the story. He wouldn't defend himself.

Until he understands that, he'll keep on picking up things to see if they work.

We don't think there's any danger to students. This did not happen during school hours.

It was the second time he had done something like that, and Holland decided he can't be a substitute any more. They can find something else for him to do, but not that.

Any time an adult is in a teaching role, they're held to a higher standard. Obviously, Holland thought that wasn't an appropriate way for one of their employees to be acting in school.

The bottom line is that if we had any idea that the teacher had any inappropriate behavior in his past, he would not have been hired here. That's the reason for the questions ? to flesh out problems in the past.

They're doing the work that a student would do in an honors course. Putting that label on it makes it more valuable to the student. It shows they are doing more than the other students ? it gives them that edge.

It's too expensive for us right now. We're researched it somewhat. Some of those systems take up to three hours to make all their calls.

If I did something wrong, they should say it, but I didn't. I asked her if she was firing me because I wasn't quitting. I'm not a hush boy. She lost her mind.