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Pamela Lynn did not return repeated phone calls, and Clydetta Lynn refused comment this week.
Asked what would happen if the school were evicted, Mr. Hopewell said, “Our school is where the faculty is. I think the parents send their children to Wakefield for the faculty, primarily.”
Asked about statements by Pamela Lynn and teacher Kay Larrieu indicating support for the Lynns among Wakefield teachers, Mr. Hopewell said, “They have to answer the question then, ‘Why did 21 members of the faculty, of their own volition, sign letters to parents saying they supported the current administration and current board?’ ”
Asked about Pamela Lynn’s status as a Wakefield employee, Mr. Hopewell said the Wakefield board discussed the issue Monday night. “Our conclusion is that she has quit. She stated she plans to start another school, and she can’t teach in two places at one time.” She taught seventh grade at the school last year.
Also Monday night, said Mr. Hopewell, the board instructed its attorneys to continue to negotiate with the Lynns. “We’ve made offers with [Pamela Lynn] that haven’t been answered. We’ve been trying very hard to settle this, and we’ve asked our attorneys to continue.”
About rumors that parents are pulling their children out of Wakefield, Mr. Hopewell said they aren’t true. He said that four parents have requested to be released from their contracts, and two were moving out of the area. The other two were Concerned about unrest at the school, he said.
“Our focus is on maintaining the quality of Wakefield and on building the institution. All of our decisions have been made toward building something lasting,” he said.
“It’s a struggle and a regrettable struggle, but we feel we have to struggle away if we’re going to build something better,” he said.
In an interview two weeks ago, Mr. Hopewell discussed what the board faced when it took over from a Lynn-family-run board in March 1990, and what it has accomplished so far.
He said the school was on the “brink of financial collapse” at that time, and stated the dire situation was one of Pamela Lynn’s motivations for passing control of Wakefield to an independent entity.
Within months individual board members pledged their personal collateral to extend the school’s credit further to meet a $180,000 shortfall in that year’s budget.
The board made an overview of
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