Grand Forks Superindendent Apologizes for Obscene Remark on Fargo TV

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Grand Forks Public Schools Superintendent Larry Nybladh has apologized after being accused of cursing at TV talk show host Chris Berg following an interview Berg described as "tough and respectful."

Nybladh appeared on Berg's show to discuss the school district's proposed 28.6 percent tax increase to help offset a $5.4 million deficit. The two clashed at times during the interview, and Berg said afterward that Nybladh had called him an obscenity when the interview was over.

Nybladh said in a statement that he was "taken aback and frustrated with the style of journalism" but that he regrets his remark.

School Board member Tim Lamb tells the Grand Forks Herald that he thinks Berg provoked Nybladh. School Board member Mike St. Onge says there's no policy that addresses such an incident.