Superintendent Dorn asks forgiveness from students, state
In his first interviews since his arrest March 21 for drunken driving, Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn said he hopes his mistake will prevent others from making the same one, especially students.
Seattle Times education reporter
Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn said he met with a group of high-school students Thursday and told them about his recent drunken-driving conviction as a cautionary tale.
At the end, he said he asked for their forgiveness.
On Friday, in one of his first interviews since his arrest March 21, Dorn essentially asked the state to forgive him, too.
"I don't want this to define who I am," he said.
Dorn has pleaded guilty to one count of drunken driving, even though his attorney told him he probably
