dkbadgerfan
New Member
Hi All,
I am a member of a music booster association. Four months ago the treasurer and president of the association told me that the band director had a credit card and it was causing problems with balancing the books every month. I told them to inform him that we were in financial straits and take the card back so we could get a handle on the finances. Well four months later and the organization has been fighting every step of the way with putting proper accounting practices into place and getting an audit of the books done. I met with the school principle to discuss a remark the band director had made to me in a parent meeting and I brought all that I had about our finances. I told him there were other expenses that I had been told about that we would know more about once the audit was complete such as the credit card that the director used to have.
Well, the director is telling our booster attorney that he never had a credit card and I defamed him by telling the principal this. I didn't attach any judgement to the issue and I had reason to believe the information was true coming from two executive board members. Did I commit defamation of character?
I am in Columbus Ohio, and have been having a deteriorating relationship with the other members of the board and this director due to the financial and accounting practices.
I am a member of a music booster association. Four months ago the treasurer and president of the association told me that the band director had a credit card and it was causing problems with balancing the books every month. I told them to inform him that we were in financial straits and take the card back so we could get a handle on the finances. Well four months later and the organization has been fighting every step of the way with putting proper accounting practices into place and getting an audit of the books done. I met with the school principle to discuss a remark the band director had made to me in a parent meeting and I brought all that I had about our finances. I told him there were other expenses that I had been told about that we would know more about once the audit was complete such as the credit card that the director used to have.
Well, the director is telling our booster attorney that he never had a credit card and I defamed him by telling the principal this. I didn't attach any judgement to the issue and I had reason to believe the information was true coming from two executive board members. Did I commit defamation of character?
I am in Columbus Ohio, and have been having a deteriorating relationship with the other members of the board and this director due to the financial and accounting practices.
