On Wednesday afternoon a tweet by Williamson County school board member Susan Curlee of District 12 stirred up controversy on Twitter.
.@WCS_CitizenTwit so you prefer lies? BTW, interesting choice of handle, “twit” pic.twitter.com/gyDoEcslwe
— Susan Curlee (@curlee4wcs) September 9, 2015
Curlee’s tweet references a definition of the word “twit” from Urban Dictionary. Use of the word “retarded” in the definition prompted backlash by many other Twitter users. 
The tweet started as a response to Twitter user @WCS_CitizenTwit who posted this:
“Hillsboro-ing”: To secretly audiotape a meeting of teachers, off campus and on private time, without their knowledge or consent. #wcsb #D4 — WCS CitizenTweets (@WCS_CitizenTwit) September 9, 2015
“Hillsboro-ing” refers to this video uploaded to Youtube last April by an account under the name of Bobby Curlee. The video contains audio which launched an investigation of a meeting by Hillsboro Elementary and Middle School employees last April.
Use of the hashtag WCSB (#WCSB), often used to refer to the Williamson County School Board, in WCS Citizen Tweets’ post triggered Curlee’s first response, then the controversial tweet and other responses followed:
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*Update Sept 10:
This morning Dr. Mike Looney, Superintendent of Williamson County Schools, posted this tweet seemingly in response to the incident:
Dear adults, Let’s model for our kids empathy, grace, and kindness! Who’s in?
— Dr. Mike Looney (@wcsDirofSchools) September 10, 2015
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It was Hillsboro Elementary and Middle School, Hillsboro School or HEMS in Leiper’s Fork. Hillsboro High School is in Nashville.