The Utah State Board of Education concluded a personnel investigation into controversial board member Natalie Cline after determining Cline did not violate any board bylaws.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah State Board of Education on Monday concluded a personnel investigation into controversial board member Natalie Cline after determining Cline did not violate anyIn a statement, the board said it had "concluded its analysis of several hotline complaints" against Cline. In July, KSL NewsRadio reported that Cline was under investigation for recent comments over a staff member's gender orientation, recent social media posts, and one other unknown situation.
At the end of Cline's presentation, she allegedly made a comment about a Utah State Board of Education staff member's gender orientation, according to people in the audience. Jackson said the comments crossed a line into discrimination when Cline questioned the Board of Education staffer's ability to do her job., that portion of the video was edited out and a message tells the viewer the camera's battery died.
Cline added that board leadership knew about the preliminary analysis on July 13, but the leadership "issued its defamatory press release after receiving the internal audit reports," telling Cline in an email they "still 'determined there to be merit to the concerns.'" Despite distancing itself from Cline's remarks, the board acknowledged that "its members have the right to speak under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, including controversial speech on policy issues and speech that is critical of the government.
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