No. I have not spoken at all to ODE staff regarding the picketers or spoken at all about the picketers. The only ways I could speak to all staff would be through an email and I have sent no emails to staff regarding picketers, or a all staff meeting and we have had no all staff meetings. I have also not given any direction to my management team regarding the picketers.
It is our democratic right to protest something we do not like, IF I were to weigh in on this at all I would encourage people to talk to picketers not to shun them.
Thank you for asking.
Ed Dennis
I also heard today that you have told all the ODE staff they are not to talk to the picketers or join them. Is this true?
George Scheler