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Anonymous
| The "Comey Defense?" Too many levels up the chain? |
Anonymous
Brabrand doesn't have a zero policy? |
Anonymous
He is purported to have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to child welfare issues. I've watched videos of him make note of this at School Board meetings and school Open House videos. |
Anonymous
But it looks like he didn't make it to the press conference on this issue. |
Anonymous
The testimony I have heard about was where it was witnessed that Bloom told one of the aids to deny any abuse to the investigators. So not only does it appear that Bloom was aware of the abuse, but he actively participated in a cover up. There are also some reports that other teachers witnessed inappropriate actions. I don't understand why the teachers aren't more outraged with these situations. Now that there are more cameras in schools there is a lot of video capturing bystanders who do nothing to protect kids. |
Anonymous
Can you provide a link please? The original article said that one of the women charged with abuse told the other woman charged with abuse to deny it. Not that Bloom participated in a cover up. |
Anonymous
There's no question about Bloom's culpability on this matter. While it's easy to get a grand jury indictment, it's quite another to think that any DA would take a case forward if they REALLY didn't think they had enough to convict on the charge. The law is explicitly clear about this, especially as it concerns medical professionals and school professionals. For Bloom to have seen that notebook log of the abuses and still not take action, whatever his reasoning may have been, was outright breaking the law. You don't actually need to think about it because it's a black/white issue, no shades of grey (or misunderstanding of the law). Especially for an elementary school principal! If he forgot the training he received, then it's FCPS's failure. I imagine that as the case goes through discovery and the DA's office gathers all corroborating evidence and speaks out to many more teachers at Freedom Hill and the ones who were transferred to other schools, it's going to become an insurmountable hurdle for Bloom. He will likely plead out on the misdemeanor charge. But then the question becomes what will FCPS do with him--give him some training and send him back to the system? My wife and I are wondering why they haven't terminated his contract yet. We are sure that whatever evidence has been presented, there's enough cause to strongly urge for resignation or proceed with termination. Perhaps now that the indictment is in, maybe FCPS will do the right thing and terminate with cause. Let's see ... |
Anonymous
Actually it IS a personnel issue. What they were saying is that HE is not accused of hurting children. There are no allegations from children against him. Failing to properly supervise people or report incidents of possible abuse is very different than him being accused himself of something untoward with children, so you’d have to be worried about yikes your own child maybe been alone with him. I think it’s fine how they clarified it. |
Anonymous
How about just stating "it's administrative leave, and we aren't authorized to disclose anything else about this matter because of our HR policy" ... that would be 100% honest, then drawing all these fine lines in the sand about what he said and what it meant and how it justifiable because it's technically accurate, though parents understood "child welfare" to mean much bigger than "personnel issue" ... we wouldn't need this debate. The fact that some of the folks on this thread are justifying what clearly was a disingenuous comment is appalling. The fact that he is still being paid by FCPS is appalling, given that FCPS fired the other two with the same body of evidence. It's really easy for people who don't have kids in the two schools affected by this news, but if the principal of your school was accused of such a thing, I hope you would be up in arms about why FCPS failed to be transparent about this entire event. |
Anonymous
I'm the 2nd PP and shocked/appalled/disgusted that this junk continues despite all the blabbering on equity and everything else. Frankly perps and those who ruined lives were found over 10 year later still employed by FCPS and "honored" at retirement. Place never changes and is disgusting. Who ever moved Bloom around needs to go and that goes all the way up the food chain. No Gatehouse or role changes for any of them. Last time I checked the companies that do trash and recycling were hiring - Republic Services and American Disposal. Let them get other jobs. |
Anonymous
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Honestly at this point I feel like we need to equip the kids to be reporters of abuse. We have seen time and again that the adults charged with this duty fail.
And for this Bloom guy, doesn’t knowing about the abuse and failing to stop it make him an accessory? I am sure he was counting on the fact these poor kids were non-verbal to protect him. What a monster. |
Anonymous
The MONSTER is the school district that continues to pay him. It is unconscionable that FCPS hasn't terminated his contract by now. Today's news needed to be that "FCPS is terminating Bloom" |
Anonymous
I am not denying that it is a personnel issue and I understand exactly why they chose their words the way they did--I am saying that calling it a "personnel issue" and not a "child issue" is deliberately misleading. No one is saying that Bloom himself abused children. He failed to report suspected abuse of very vulnerable children and allowed it to continue. Who can deny that he is involved in a child safety issue??? When this email was sent, he was already on leave (and he had only been principal for a couple weeks) so no parent was saying "yikes, my kid!" And if FZ simply wanted Haycock parents to not worry about their own kids, he could have said said that Bloom had been placed on leave due to a situation from before his time at Haycock. |
Anonymous
+1 Exactly! |
Anonymous
I'm a parent of a child with learning disabilities. My child is in college now and you wouldn't believe half the stuff I have experienced as a parent and school volunteer. The truth is that pretty much everyone considers these students, these children, as less than and probably most of you posting here at your core think that. Go read about what happens in schools where restraint and seclusion are used. This population, particularly non verbal students, are regularly abused by teachers. These kids aren't respected or valued and are viewed as unwanted problems by school administrators. Scott Bloom may have been a nice guy to some of you and your kids, but the fact that he didnt do the right thing with respect to these students shows his true values. Scott Bloom cares about students as long as they aren't disabled. |