Call to discuss the state of Hardy 05/15/23

[Anonymous]

That is not my assumption. I’m asking, what happens if he is not removed (which is within the realm of possibility). Are there any additional moves DCPS can take to make the situation better?

Which teachers are leaving?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the principal is not removed is there any chance he will receive better support and guidance as a second year principal? What are steps short of removal that can help? I’m just thinking long term. If he’s still here next year how will we know he is getting the help and supervision he needs.

You must be new here. This is DCPS. The Instructional Superintendents are DCPS insiders whose main qualification is being well regarded and connected in Central. Their core competencies seem to be intimidating independent thinkers and punishing anyone who does not fall in line. Coaching and development are not core.

[Anonymous]

This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

Do you have a child at the school? Are you a teacher? if not...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

Rarely have I seen a better example of deflection of responsibility.

“All MS are dangerous! It’s the parents’ job to protect kids, not the school!”
“The pandemic was disruptive! Not at all the fault of the schools for closing!”
“The school’s failures aren’t the principal’s fault! It’s just that you’re racist!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

What? Deal has a black principal. JR has a black principal. MacArthur will have a black principal. The Chancellor is black. The Mayor is black.

You really think the reason people are upset about the Hardy principal is because he's... black? They are "shook" that he specifically is black because most similarly situated people in DCPS are... also black?

Not everything is about race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

Rarely have I seen a better example of deflection of responsibility.

“All MS are dangerous! It’s the parents’ job to protect kids, not the school!”
“The pandemic was disruptive! Not at all the fault of the schools for closing!”
“The school’s failures aren’t the principal’s fault! It’s just that you’re racist!

Clearly, this has nothing to do with Hardy and is just bad parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

Rarely have I seen a better example of deflection of responsibility.

“All MS are dangerous! It’s the parents’ job to protect kids, not the school!”
“The pandemic was disruptive! Not at all the fault of the schools for closing!”
“The school’s failures aren’t the principal’s fault! It’s just that you’re racist!

Clearly, this has nothing to do with Hardy and is just bad parenting.

Why can't the parents just be less involved?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

You are accusing people you have not ever met of racism. Say what you write here in person and see what happens, clown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm confused. I read DCUM and I thought the prevailing narrative was that charters were bad because "they aren't accountable" to anyone but a private board. Seems like the parents have been making noise about persistent failures of the principal at Hardy and DCPS Central has ignored those entreaties. That is shocking since I was led to believe that parents had a direct voice in leadership hiring and retention at DCPS schools.

Sincerely,
SHOCKED BY THIS DEVELOPMENT

Well, we’re about to find out . . .

The broader question (my sarcasm aside) is how is it any different to lobby DCPS Central than the Board of a charter school? Answer: It isn't. The idea of "accountability" is laughable. DCPS Central is insulated from all criticism and accountability. The IS forced out, discriminated against cost the city $$$$ in a lawsuit at JOW and the solution was...move JOW out of her division. Hundreds of millions in improper contracting dollars are spent and the answer is some low level, unnamed people are disciplined. No report and no higher ups lose their jobs.

Sure, but the stakes for Ferrebee are high on this one. They are pouring tens of millions into a new HS to relieve J-R that will be fed by Hardy. That new HS will never get anywhere if Hardy continues to go down the shitter. A good chunk of the high-performing ESs could go too. We don’t need to get into the fallout from any future security incidents. And a letter that strong, drafted by the entire parent engagement team for all three grades, is not an everyday event.

You think that because it impacts your school and your community and you think W3 schools and your community are the most important. You would be wrong. But points for being as self centered as the W3 cliche would suggest.

Where is the self centered-ness? Any principal who has overseen such a dramatic deterioration in school performance and safety - which can be directly attributed to their incompetence - should be out of a job. That should happen in Ward 8 just as it should happen in Ward 3. No parent in this city should be silent when school leadership is failing to perform their most basic duties. You can do what you do to promote silly stereotypes and sow ethnic division, but I’m damn glad that there are parent volunteers in this city doing what needs to be done to ensure that DCPS doesn’t fall any father than it has already.

Where is the grace? Is this not his first year as a principal? Are you saying that the first year or the first time you performed a duty you knocked it out of the park? It is so easy to throw stones in a glass house. To call for his resignation in his first year is extreme and atypical as such. I wonder what the real reason you want him to be removed...hmmm

What? If you've never been reassigned or outright fired from a job after less than a year in the position, good for you. Many of the rest of us have. It's not a fun experience when your boss concludes that you don't have what it takes after a few months or even weeks on the job, but that's life in the American labor market. Why do you think principals - whose competence affects the safety and learning of hundreds of kids - should be held to a more lax standard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

What? Deal has a black principal. JR has a black principal. MacArthur will have a black principal. The Chancellor is black. The Mayor is black.

You really think the reason people are upset about the Hardy principal is because he's... black? They are "shook" that he specifically is black because most similarly situated people in DCPS are... also black?

Not everything is about race.

Go back and read the first thread ever about mcarthurs principal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

What? Deal has a black principal. JR has a black principal. MacArthur will have a black principal. The Chancellor is black. The Mayor is black.

You really think the reason people are upset about the Hardy principal is because he's... black? They are "shook" that he specifically is black because most similarly situated people in DCPS are... also black?

Not everything is about race.

Go back and read the first thread ever about mcarthurs principal

The questions about his experience and education? His force of personality seems to be winning over people, as it apparently did the selection committee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

What? Deal has a black principal. JR has a black principal. MacArthur will have a black principal. The Chancellor is black. The Mayor is black.

You really think the reason people are upset about the Hardy principal is because he's... black? They are "shook" that he specifically is black because most similarly situated people in DCPS are... also black?

Not everything is about race.

Go back and read the first thread ever about mcarthurs principal

I hate to shatter your worldview, but some of the biggest public proponents of Principal McCray are also the biggest public opponents of Principal Johnson. McCray will know personally at least three of the six speakers on Monday night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

What? Deal has a black principal. JR has a black principal. MacArthur will have a black principal. The Chancellor is black. The Mayor is black.

You really think the reason people are upset about the Hardy principal is because he's... black? They are "shook" that he specifically is black because most similarly situated people in DCPS are... also black?

Not everything is about race.

Go back and read the first thread ever about mcarthurs principal

I hate to shatter your worldview, but some of the biggest public proponents of Principal McCray are also the biggest public opponents of Principal Johnson. McCray will know personally at least three of the six speakers on Monday night.

You're not shattering my worldview at all. I was responding to a person who claimed that ppl on this site couldn't be capable of racism based on their comments re: MacArthur

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is NOT the principal’s fault. New flash—-edibles, fights, weed, Tik Tok and Instagram are in an every school— even Hardy. Privilege does not protect your kids. Parent them!! This is definitely hysteria. The pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, students have been particularly affected. Many have experienced loss, isolation, and disruptions to their education. It is showing in every single school. Stop scapegoating this man and let’s try to help him. All my interactions with him has been positive. He is trying. And yes— I think race is a factor. People are shook that Hardy has a Black principal. I was around for other Hardy principals—they were okay.

What? Deal has a black principal. JR has a black principal. MacArthur will have a black principal. The Chancellor is black. The Mayor is black.

You really think the reason people are upset about the Hardy principal is because he's... black? They are "shook" that he specifically is black because most similarly situated people in DCPS are... also black?

Not everything is about race.

Go back and read the first thread ever about mcarthurs principal

I hate to shatter your worldview, but some of the biggest public proponents of Principal McCray are also the biggest public opponents of Principal Johnson. McCray will know personally at least three of the six speakers on Monday night.

What is happening on Monday night?