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4438 Statements regarding school violence and the competence of a school administrator in dealing with it are of public interest (i.e., newsworthy) and cannot lead to liability for invasion of the administrator's privacy by public disclosure of private facts; the Executive Officer Privilege of Civil Code section 47 creates immunity for statements by a public school superintendent regarding the competence of a school administrator in dealing with incidents of school violence; statements that the school needed stronger leadership, that the administrator's retirement plans did not fit the district's needs, and that the administrator's handling of student violence accelerated a decision to replace him were constitutionally protected expressions of opinion that could not lead to defamation liability.CitationMORROW v LOS ANGELES USD (School Violence) 149 CA41424[See: CivC 47; Shulman v Group W 18 C4 200, T/AT 7/98; Frisk v Merrihew 42 CA3 319; Copp v Paxton 45 CA4 829, T/AT 6/96]
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