An anonymous e-mail puts the head of The Classical Academy's school board in the cross-hairs of an apparent black-mail plot. The board chair tells 11 News it threatens to reveal parts of his past if certain demands aren't met.

A recent e-mailed response is not the first TCA school board chair Matt Carpenter has made to an anonymous writer.

"All these e-mails, the half dozen that have been sent out the past month or so are just inflammatory, but never have any specifics," Carpenter said.

The latest, coming from a group calling themselves TCA Parents Unite, Carpenter said points out details of his past. Specifically, how he met his wife, who he admits at the time was married to another man. Carpenter acknowledged the details in an e-mailed response to the TCA community and at a recent board meeting.

He said the mystery e-mailer implies a lot of other things, which aren't true.

"I've got no problem telling the truth. I think that's worthwhile and the appropriate thing to do. Unfortunately, this person likes to tell lies and not sign their name," said Carpenter.

"We profess to be a character school. This is disgusting,” said basketball coach and TCA parent Pam Demkowicz.

Demkowicz doesn't know the writer, but believes the messages are another shot fired in a back-and-forth over school spending. It’s a battle Lisa Miller believes is catching the all-volunteer board in the middle.

"We don't always agree with what they do, but we're always supportive of what they do for our school," Miller said.

Carpenter said TCA Parents Unite demands the termination of the school’s six-year CEO and President Mark Hyatt. Carpenter says that won't happen, and recommends an anonymous writer follow school philosophy.

"In our model of conflict resolution people come face to face and talk with each other. That's the only way to resolve it," he said.