Where Did Our Dear Leader 'Earn' His Degree?

by Neil Dewar, Editor-in-Chief

We know little of our elusive principal. We know he used to serve in the U.S. Air Force, but other than that, we know almost nothing else. At the time of this writing, he has not yet created a web page with his biography on the Westwood High School site. Maybe he hasn't had time? Or maybe, maybe he has something to hide.

But despite this, the intrepid reporters at Gabriel's Horn dug up a scoop on our Dear Leader. As many of our readers know, our Dear Leader fashions himself with the prefix of 'Dr', which means he must have some doctorate degree. In the case of our Dear Leader, 'Dr' Timothy Richards, he holds a master's degree and a doctorate from Jones International University, as Mesa Public Schools has mentioned in a brief press release on new principals.

Tim Richard earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education from Arizona State University. He received his master's and doctorate in educational leadership from Jones International University. Richard is a U.S. Air Force veteran and a former principal of Globe High School.

What is Jones International University? Despite its prestigious-sounding name, none of the staff at Gabriel's Horn have ever heard of such a school. But a quick search found the website of the school where our Dear Leader received two of his degrees. Jones International University is a for-profit, on-line university, head-quartered in the very international area of Centennial, Colorado. Yes, our Dear Leader has himself a master's degree and a doctorate from an on-line school.

Why has our Dear Leader not shared this fact with us? Is he afraid we might ridicule him for his credentials? In any event, by doing this, he has outed himself as someone who wishes to hide something. Who knows what else our Dear Leader is hiding from us?