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4081 The superintendent of a charter school system that educates 1,000 students, received $1 million in public funds, and stands to receive more, is a public official who must allege and prove malice to make out a case of defamation arising from statements relating to her/his fitness for the position.CitationGHAFUR v BERNSTEIN (Charter School Superintendent) 131 CA4 1230 [See: CCP 425.16; NY Times v Sullivan 376 US 254; Garrison v Louisiana 379 US 64; Rosenblatt v Baer 383 US 75; Wilson v State Bd of Ed 75 CA4 1125]
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