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School District Superintendent Apologizes for 'Sabotage' Memo
Tim Cuneo says he did not intend to offend or demean the parents mentioned in the memo.

School district Superintendent Tim Cuneo apologized Thursday night for sending a confidential memo to the Board of Education alleging three special education parents may try to sabotage the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's negotiation with the city of Santa Monica about obtaining a portion of the city sales tax revenue. He made the apology at the board meeting in Santa Monica.
The memo was leaked to the media. It is attached to this article. A transcript of the apology can be found below. There was no response from the board members to the apology.
I publicly want to make an apology. I wrote a memo to the board that was shared with the media, and I want to publicly apologize for that memo that I wrote, and I know that it offended three of our parents. It was not my intent to offend or demean them. I am appreciative of the contributions that our parents have made, and have personally asked them to accept my apology. I am sorry and hope that this error on my part will not hinder us in working together for all students in the district. Thank you.
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