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1 did she share the consensus that it seems to have gone
2 well, or somewhere in between? Tell me if you had an
3 impression.
4 A. I would say that Mrs. Spahr's personality is to always
5 be apprehensive. I would say that she probably was
6 apprehensive.
7 Q. What do you mean by that?
8 A. Well, she's --
9 Q. A pessimist?
10 A. Yes, I would say that she tends to be a pessimist, yes.
11 At the same time, I think she was look out as Department
12 head and was trying to look out for the teachers that
13 were under her, again, that were nontenured and things
14 like that.
15 I think she was looking ahead to try to keep the
16 Science Department's best interests in mind.
17 Q. Sure. And the nontenured teachers I could see sort of
18 figure prominently in her consideration. What was the
19 concern, do you know? Was it discharge, or liability,
20 or what was she worried about there?
21 A. I don't know if I would say discharge. Liability I
22 would say is part of it. I don't know if it came up,
23 but -- I can't speak for her. I couldn't necessarily
24 say what she was thinking. But I think it was more of a
25 liability issue with them not having tenure yet.