Why did they fire the DuFief principal?

[Anonymous]

Tenure at MCPS is now Day 1 of Year 4.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did the principal ever write the community?

After he was fired? No, we only got a letter from MCPS and it was hastily written and filled with typos that were misinterpreted.

What typos? There weren’t any, just readers who didn’t understand personal vs. personnel. They said exactly what they meant.

[Anonymous]

You’ve gotta love the letters parents get from MCPS. Sample ones from a principal:

There was an incident at school today and an ambulance came. The situation was resolved and the ambulance then departed.

Something inappropriate was said—or done—today. An administrator reported the incident to police, who took their call.


Here are some sample ones from central:

We will not tolerate any incident like the unnamed one that happened today. Please remind your child to refrain from any and all ncidents.

We are allowing the police to conduct an investigation, during which time we will assess how we conduct assessments.

Due to a personal personnel incident, Principal X will not be returning to school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't A also get fired?
Why would A "out" herself ?

Another Dufieff parent here. A teacher suddenly decided to retire in mid October. Her last day was Wednesday. I wonder if the cases are related.

I heard from a reliable source that she was given the option of early retirement ... and she took it, retiring at the end of November.

And receive full retirement benefits? It seems bizarre MCPS would do that.

+1

depends on your anniversary date

Many are hired mid-year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You’ve gotta love the letters parents get from MCPS. Sample ones from a principal:

There was an incident at school today and an ambulance came. The situation was resolved and the ambulance then departed.

Something inappropriate was said—or done—today. An administrator reported the incident to police, who took their call.


Here are some sample ones from central:

We will not tolerate any incident like the unnamed one that happened today. Please remind your child to refrain from any and all ncidents.

We are allowing the police to conduct an investigation, during which time we will assess how we conduct assessments.

Due to a personal personnel incident, Principal X will not be returning to school.

Ha! Pathetic and true. DH and I always comment about the ridiculous emails that are sent out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't A also get fired?
Why would A "out" herself ?

Another Dufieff parent here. A teacher suddenly decided to retire in mid October. Her last day was Wednesday. I wonder if the cases are related.

I heard from a reliable source that she was given the option of early retirement ... and she took it, retiring at the end of November.

And receive full retirement benefits? It seems bizarre MCPS would do that.

+1

A buyout/early retirement makes sense if they wanted to avoid litigation (which could have been the case given the affair which could have been spun as sexual harassment since she was a teacher and he was her boss/principal).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't A also get fired?
Why would A "out" herself ?

Another Dufieff parent here. A teacher suddenly decided to retire in mid October. Her last day was Wednesday. I wonder if the cases are related.

I heard from a reliable source that she was given the option of early retirement ... and she took it, retiring at the end of November.

And receive full retirement benefits? It seems bizarre MCPS would do that.

+1

depends on your anniversary date

Many are hired mid-year.

Also, many teachers start at 22 or 23. They can’t get full SS if they retire after just 30 years so people with 35-40 years is the norm. If you have 30 years by July 1, you can retire anytime the next year. Many people retire July 1 or put in a full extra year. However, I know quite a few teachers who retire in the Fall or after Winter Break. My mom retired the week before Halloween because she didn’t feel comfortable traveling in the dark anymore.