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Did Julian Stolz Resign From East Penn School Board?
Julian Stolz confirmed that he did in fact Tweet his resignation from the East Penn School Board Monday morning. But, he asks members of the East Penn community to 'consider the day' when reading the Tweet.
East Penn School Board Member Julian Stolz has a new Twitter account.
Julian Stolz@TheStolzReport
And, he was tweeting from that account Monday morning.
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"I'm leaving it as I found it. Take over, it's yours." I'm hereby announcing my intention to resign from the #EastPennSchool Board
When reached by Patch by telephone on Monday, Stolz confirmed that the account is his. He had the following to say about the Tweet:
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"When reading that Tweet, I would ask people to consider what day it is."
Monday is April 1, or April Fools' Day, a day typically characterized by jokes and pranks.
On Friday, Stolz told Patch that on Tuesday morning he would be issuing a video statement about the recent controversy concerning his comments on Twitter that would impact his future with the board.
On Friday, Stolz said that he would wait until Tuesday to issue that statement because Monday would be April 1, or April Fools' Day, and he did not want members of the East Penn community to think his statement was an April Fools' Day joke.
However, on Monday, Stolz said that he is very busy with work and that statement may in fact be issued at a later time.
You can read the original story about the Stolz Twitter controversy here.
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