So, when there is a potentially defamatory comment made, the school district solicitor is asked to advise on whether or not the comment is actually defamatory,” the spokesperson said.

“In this case, Mr. Campbell waived the review process by signing a release of liability,” the spokesperson concluded.

“Once the release is signed, there is no longer potential liability to the district for broadcasting the meeting and, from my perspective, the audio and video can be posted on the internet,” School Board Solicitor Michael Kristofco told Campbell.

Campbell wrote in an e-mail, “Today the posting of the audio of a local governmental entity's public meeting was delayed. The delay was caused by that governmental entity feeling it was necessary for one of its elected officials to commit to not suing the governmental agency…”

He wrote that the release, which he signed, “surely has to be a first” in Pennsylvania school district history.

Campbell sent several e-mails to the press about comments made at the May 19 meeting by two union members, who criticized Campbell and called him names.

After they made their comments, Campbell said at the meeting, “Let me civilly address [the comments]. I’ve been called words that I won’t repeat into the microphone,” he said, indicating that those words would probably have to be removed from the tape.

He called the comments “vicious” and “personal attacks."

“I want to lay this to rest…I am very vigorous when it comes to issues. I don’t call people names,” Campbell said.

“Oh yes you do,” someone said.

“Let’s try to keep it civil,” Campbell said.

Colin Marsh, a Lower Makefield resident, is a teacher at the Bucks County Technical School. Campbell’s comments came after comments from Marsh and John McDonnell, former PEA president.

Marsh, who is from northern England like Campbell,

had said “I left my country to get away from people like you – people who want to create a separate class of people.

“You appear to be like the bastard child of Margaret Thatcher,” he continued.