MINDEN - The president of the Douglas County School Board says she's sorry for a comment she made during Superintendent Carol Lark's evaluation last month.
"What I said was wrong, period," Cindy Trigg said Monday in a phone interview. "My feelings on leadership have nothing to do with gender, race or religious preference."
At Lark's evaluation on June 17, Trigg warned board members that allowing insubordination against the superintendent could send the wrong message to employees.
"You can't let them think that the Indians are running the camp," Trigg said at the meeting.
The comment later spurred a flurry of criticism.
On Monday, Trigg said she plans to make a formal apology at the July 14 board meeting at Lake Tahoe.
"I made the statement in public, and I want to make the apology in public," she said. "I want to sincerely apologize to anyone who was offended and to the Native American community."
Trigg said at the time of the comment, the adage, "too many chiefs and not enough braves," popped into her head.
"It was not my intent at all to offend anyone," she said. "I couldn't get the words out correctly in the heat of the moment."
Trigg said she'll learn from the mistake.
"When you're wrong, it's best to learn from the mistake and move forward," she said.
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