Husband of Next D-113 Superintendent Accused of Internet Bullying

The husband of Dr. Laurie Kimbrel, the next Township High School District 113 superintendent, has been accused of creating fictitious Facebook accounts to post “malicious and defamatory” statements about a parent at Tampalpais High School in California, where Kimbrel currently serves as superintendent.

According to parent Mitch Wortzman, Tim Olrick, Kimbrel’s husband, posted more than a dozen objectionable comments under the name “Tom Ohara” to a Facebook page and newspaper webstie, the Marin Independent Journal reports. Wortzman also stated during a board meeting last week that he was offered $35,000 by Olrick and Kimbrel as part of a settlement agreement not to sue, but turned it down.

Alleged posts made by Olrick in wake of a controversial new program backed by Kimbrel but ditched due to numerous objections from the community include:

“Just like the mastermind (rather dim witted mind) Mitch Wortzman that wrote this letter in the first place. I heard he is embezzling from his company. The indictment should be out soon.” and, “Omg are you dense. The district is not on attack mode. They are daily fighting off the lies and innuendos forwarded by Mitch Wortzman and his chapter of the KKK.”

“Any allegations about me made by a handful of parents at last night’s board meeting are flatly untrue,” Kimbrel said in response. “The board has clear, indisputable evidence that the superintendent had nothing to do with the postings in question. Why this small group persists in peddling this false tale is known only to them, but this deplorable tactic creates a corrosive environment and sets a terrible example for our students.”

Wortzman, however, bolstered his accusations by producing copies of two settlement agreements that he says he received from Olrick’s attorney, Thomas Tagliarini. One included a payment of $2,500 and the other $35,000 - the one Wortzman turned down that would have kept the matter confidential.

Read more via the Marin Independent Journal