Bert Ellis called one college official a “numnut” and others “schmucks.”
A member of the University of Virginia board has apologized for calling members of the college community “numnuts” and “schmucks” in text messages that were obtained by a freedom of information request and published by, spoke at the start of a board meeting on Friday.
“As the elephant in the room, may I once again to all of my colleagues offer my apology,” he said. “You know, those were private and confidential messages that were still out of place. I am emotional, and I have occasion to do things that I would never expect to be on the front page of. I have learned my lesson about FOIA, but I can’t put the genie back in the bottle. So all I can say is I’m sorry.
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