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Willing Spirit's avatar

I can bear witness that in education, some cannot be fired, and they full well know it.

Like one who threatened to shoot up the school, starting with the Principal’s secretary. Turned out she had made this threat to several individuals before me, but I was the one to report it. At which time, several individuals came forth to cover their asses.

There was an investigation and we had to give testimony. The state dealt with it by mandating psychological counseling and placing her in a non instructional environment for several months. Then she was placed as the teacher of an autistic classroom in an elementary school that sat directly behind the school she had threatened. The same place where most of us who had given testimony were still working.

I transferred elsewhere to finish out my years.

I have seen things. This ‘cannot be fired’ is not healthy for a society.

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Marsha McGrath's avatar

You are correct. It sets a dangerous precedent for hiring any of the diverse crowd. A legal battle that can’t be won and high legal costs will make anybody who hires these types have deep regrets when those hires don’t, won’t, or (mostly) can’t, perform at a high level.

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

That started with the mass formation of "teachers' unions" which we did not have when I was in school (almost 60 years ago--GEESH...hard to believe that).

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Willing Spirit's avatar

I’m remembering the teachers’ strike in Florida about 1967, maybe ‘68. The first thing they must have done after forming was to strike.

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Sharon Beautiful Evening's avatar

But of course--flexing their "corporate muscles" as it were!! IT'S NOT ABOUT EDIFYING EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS--that's for certain!

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