MOCO BOE update: Beidleman Report summary

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Anonymous wrote:It all trickles down. Many principals have teachers on their staff who had been put on administrative leave after a complaint and then returned to their building whenever central office decided it was safe to do so, safe meaning that they didn’t expect anyone to make noise about the teacher’s return. Many principals don’t ask questions when the person comes back, they just take them back. If a principal does make noise about it, which principled ones do, then the teacher will be shipped off to another school. All MCPS principals know it’s just a waiting game and no one is investigating anything. They also know the teachers who are returned to the building dont get any harassment training. These principals are complicit in this horrible culture we have to work in too.

It all trickles down from the top. Is it in the MCPS training or just an unspoken rule that plays out over and over so staff learn the practice?

I bet the Jackson Lewis report and whomever becomes the fall guy for Beidleman will have answers as to how so many in MCPS just stood by and let Beidleman kept sexually harassing and bullying his staff.

The Jackson Lewis report won’t have these answers. Jackson Lewis was hired to represent the board in the investigation, not to conduct an independent investigation. Jackson Lewis will protect the board and whoever in management that the board wants to be protected.

Jackson Lewis:
"There is no evidence that the Board was aware of the pending MCPS investigation, the disposition of that investigation, and/or any other allegations relating to Dr. Beidleman prior to its June 27, 2023 promotional decision.“

The BOE paid Jackson Lewis for this statement.

Yes, that statement was worth every penny of the bill. Too bad for MCPS it got knocked down within days.

What was "knocked down"?

[Anonymous]

Here's the report of previous closed sessions the board held recently. A lot of meeting time to receive "legal advice concerning an internal investigation" and without McKnight or her chief of staff being in the room.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/CVPN2F5D10D3/$file/230921%20Report%20of%20Previous%20Closed%20Sessions.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:It all trickles down. Many principals have teachers on their staff who had been put on administrative leave after a complaint and then returned to their building whenever central office decided it was safe to do so, safe meaning that they didn’t expect anyone to make noise about the teacher’s return. Many principals don’t ask questions when the person comes back, they just take them back. If a principal does make noise about it, which principled ones do, then the teacher will be shipped off to another school. All MCPS principals know it’s just a waiting game and no one is investigating anything. They also know the teachers who are returned to the building dont get any harassment training. These principals are complicit in this horrible culture we have to work in too.

It all trickles down from the top. Is it in the MCPS training or just an unspoken rule that plays out over and over so staff learn the practice?

I bet the Jackson Lewis report and whomever becomes the fall guy for Beidleman will have answers as to how so many in MCPS just stood by and let Beidleman kept sexually harassing and bullying his staff.

The Jackson Lewis report won’t have these answers. Jackson Lewis was hired to represent the board in the investigation, not to conduct an independent investigation. Jackson Lewis will protect the board and whoever in management that the board wants to be protected.

Jackson Lewis:
"There is no evidence that the Board was aware of the pending MCPS investigation, the disposition of that investigation, and/or any other allegations relating to Dr. Beidleman prior to its June 27, 2023 promotional decision.“

The BOE paid Jackson Lewis for this statement.

Yes, that statement was worth every penny of the bill. Too bad for MCPS it got knocked down within days.

What was "knocked down"?

The claim that no one got any of the emails.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the report of previous closed sessions the board held recently. A lot of meeting time to receive "legal advice concerning an internal investigation" and without McKnight or her chief of staff being in the room.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/CVPN2F5D10D3/$file/230921%20Report%20of%20Previous%20Closed%20Sessions.pdf

Great find. McKnight was not in the first 2.5 hours of the September 13 meeting and the chief of staff was excluded from the first 2.5 hours of that meeting and about 30 minutes in the middle of the meeting. McKnight was only in the last 30 minutes of the September 8 meeting, perhaps because she is implicated in some way and the board hasn't figured out how to deal with that yet.

[Anonymous]

I take from that memorandum that the employee in question they were discussing was Dr. McKnight, given that she’s the only person in the system that the Board can hire and fire (though they approve administrative appointments). Imagine the internal discord this must be creating between the BOE and Dr McKnight! I feel bad for any principals who have nothing to do with this mess and want out of the county but now have MCPS’s bad reputation for tolerating harassment dogging them. It negatively impacts all the administrators.

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Anonymous wrote:It all trickles down. Many principals have teachers on their staff who had been put on administrative leave after a complaint and then returned to their building whenever central office decided it was safe to do so, safe meaning that they didn’t expect anyone to make noise about the teacher’s return. Many principals don’t ask questions when the person comes back, they just take them back. If a principal does make noise about it, which principled ones do, then the teacher will be shipped off to another school. All MCPS principals know it’s just a waiting game and no one is investigating anything. They also know the teachers who are returned to the building dont get any harassment training. These principals are complicit in this horrible culture we have to work in too.

It all trickles down from the top. Is it in the MCPS training or just an unspoken rule that plays out over and over so staff learn the practice?

I bet the Jackson Lewis report and whomever becomes the fall guy for Beidleman will have answers as to how so many in MCPS just stood by and let Beidleman kept sexually harassing and bullying his staff.

The Jackson Lewis report won’t have these answers. Jackson Lewis was hired to represent the board in the investigation, not to conduct an independent investigation. Jackson Lewis will protect the board and whoever in management that the board wants to be protected.

Jackson Lewis:
"There is no evidence that the Board was aware of the pending MCPS investigation, the disposition of that investigation, and/or any other allegations relating to Dr. Beidleman prior to its June 27, 2023 promotional decision.“

The BOE paid Jackson Lewis for this statement.

Yes, that statement was worth every penny of the bill. Too bad for MCPS it got knocked down within days.

What was "knocked down"?

The claim that no one got any of the emails.

The claim being made was about the Board, not "no one."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the report of previous closed sessions the board held recently. A lot of meeting time to receive "legal advice concerning an internal investigation" and without McKnight or her chief of staff being in the room.

https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/mcpsmd/Board.nsf/files/CVPN2F5D10D3/$file/230921%20Report%20of%20Previous%20Closed%20Sessions.pdf

This document also show for all 7 Appeals to Board, each time the Board voted to decide on the written record, but staff from MCPS attended the closed session, and in each case, the Board unanimously voted to support the Superintendent’s designee. This shows the Board’s rubber stamp of MCPS decisions without affording Appellants an opportunity to personally speak before the Board and to hear what evidence MCPS presents to the Board.

The lack of Board oversight and the closed door meetings is how MCPS pulls the strings in whatever decisions the Board make. We might as well not have a Board of Education.

[Anonymous]

County Executive and County Council Members demand answers:

https://moco360.media/2023/09/18/elrich-mink-demand-details-from-mcps-on-results-of-harassment-investigation/

[Anonymous]

Some board members abstained. Why abstain versus deny?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It all trickles down. Many principals have teachers on their staff who had been put on administrative leave after a complaint and then returned to their building whenever central office decided it was safe to do so, safe meaning that they didn’t expect anyone to make noise about the teacher’s return. Many principals don’t ask questions when the person comes back, they just take them back. If a principal does make noise about it, which principled ones do, then the teacher will be shipped off to another school. All MCPS principals know it’s just a waiting game and no one is investigating anything. They also know the teachers who are returned to the building dont get any harassment training. These principals are complicit in this horrible culture we have to work in too.

It all trickles down from the top. Is it in the MCPS training or just an unspoken rule that plays out over and over so staff learn the practice?

I bet the Jackson Lewis report and whomever becomes the fall guy for Beidleman will have answers as to how so many in MCPS just stood by and let Beidleman kept sexually harassing and bullying his staff.

The Jackson Lewis report won’t have these answers. Jackson Lewis was hired to represent the board in the investigation, not to conduct an independent investigation. Jackson Lewis will protect the board and whoever in management that the board wants to be protected.

Jackson Lewis:
"There is no evidence that the Board was aware of the pending MCPS investigation, the disposition of that investigation, and/or any other allegations relating to Dr. Beidleman prior to its June 27, 2023 promotional decision.“

The BOE paid Jackson Lewis for this statement.

Yes, that statement was worth every penny of the bill. Too bad for MCPS it got knocked down within days.

What was "knocked down"?

The claim that no one got any of the emails.

The claim being made was about the Board, not "no one."

Give it up. The board and superintendent either got those emails (passed up the chain by the employee who acknowledged receipt) or they run an extremely dysfunctional organization that’s indifferent to victims. Pick your narrative. Neither is worthy of Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It all trickles down. Many principals have teachers on their staff who had been put on administrative leave after a complaint and then returned to their building whenever central office decided it was safe to do so, safe meaning that they didn’t expect anyone to make noise about the teacher’s return. Many principals don’t ask questions when the person comes back, they just take them back. If a principal does make noise about it, which principled ones do, then the teacher will be shipped off to another school. All MCPS principals know it’s just a waiting game and no one is investigating anything. They also know the teachers who are returned to the building dont get any harassment training. These principals are complicit in this horrible culture we have to work in too.

It all trickles down from the top. Is it in the MCPS training or just an unspoken rule that plays out over and over so staff learn the practice?

I bet the Jackson Lewis report and whomever becomes the fall guy for Beidleman will have answers as to how so many in MCPS just stood by and let Beidleman kept sexually harassing and bullying his staff.

The Jackson Lewis report won’t have these answers. Jackson Lewis was hired to represent the board in the investigation, not to conduct an independent investigation. Jackson Lewis will protect the board and whoever in management that the board wants to be protected.

Jackson Lewis:
"There is no evidence that the Board was aware of the pending MCPS investigation, the disposition of that investigation, and/or any other allegations relating to Dr. Beidleman prior to its June 27, 2023 promotional decision.“

The BOE paid Jackson Lewis for this statement.

Yes, that statement was worth every penny of the bill. Too bad for MCPS it got knocked down within days.

What was "knocked down"?

The claim that no one got any of the emails.

The claim being made was about the Board, not "no one."

Give it up. The board and superintendent either got those emails (passed up the chain by the employee who acknowledged receipt) or they run an extremely dysfunctional organization that’s indifferent to victims. Pick your narrative. Neither is worthy of Montgomery County.

It is absolutely mind-blowing that the Board thinks it can release a document clearly affirming that “key leaders” screwed up and not say who they are.

You have to hope they are negotiating her resignation (and a few dozen others) back in that smoke-filled room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some board members abstained. Why abstain versus deny?

So the letters that go to Complainants state unanimous decision by the Board. If the Complainant appeals to the State Board of Education, that decision stating the unanimous vote is attached to the appeal.

The main point, when staff, students, and students file complaints, there’s no independent review of the evidence by each level of appeal. The initial decision is just rubber stamped at all levels of appeal.

That’s how 18 similar complaints over six years can be ignored by all decision makers. It’s gaslighting to an art.

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Anonymous wrote:It all trickles down. Many principals have teachers on their staff who had been put on administrative leave after a complaint and then returned to their building whenever central office decided it was safe to do so, safe meaning that they didn’t expect anyone to make noise about the teacher’s return. Many principals don’t ask questions when the person comes back, they just take them back. If a principal does make noise about it, which principled ones do, then the teacher will be shipped off to another school. All MCPS principals know it’s just a waiting game and no one is investigating anything. They also know the teachers who are returned to the building dont get any harassment training. These principals are complicit in this horrible culture we have to work in too.

It all trickles down from the top. Is it in the MCPS training or just an unspoken rule that plays out over and over so staff learn the practice?

I bet the Jackson Lewis report and whomever becomes the fall guy for Beidleman will have answers as to how so many in MCPS just stood by and let Beidleman kept sexually harassing and bullying his staff.

The Jackson Lewis report won’t have these answers. Jackson Lewis was hired to represent the board in the investigation, not to conduct an independent investigation. Jackson Lewis will protect the board and whoever in management that the board wants to be protected.

Jackson Lewis:
"There is no evidence that the Board was aware of the pending MCPS investigation, the disposition of that investigation, and/or any other allegations relating to Dr. Beidleman prior to its June 27, 2023 promotional decision.“

The BOE paid Jackson Lewis for this statement.

Yes, that statement was worth every penny of the bill. Too bad for MCPS it got knocked down within days.

What was "knocked down"?

The claim that no one got any of the emails.

The claim being made was about the Board, not "no one."

Give it up. The board and superintendent either got those emails (passed up the chain by the employee who acknowledged receipt) or they run an extremely dysfunctional organization that’s indifferent to victims. Pick your narrative. Neither is worthy of Montgomery County.

Ironically knowing and doing nothing is somewhat excusable as a momentary lapse in judgment while not knowing at all says you're in an incompetent leader, which isn't excusable at all.

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Anonymous wrote:It all trickles down. Many principals have teachers on their staff who had been put on administrative leave after a complaint and then returned to their building whenever central office decided it was safe to do so, safe meaning that they didn’t expect anyone to make noise about the teacher’s return. Many principals don’t ask questions when the person comes back, they just take them back. If a principal does make noise about it, which principled ones do, then the teacher will be shipped off to another school. All MCPS principals know it’s just a waiting game and no one is investigating anything. They also know the teachers who are returned to the building dont get any harassment training. These principals are complicit in this horrible culture we have to work in too.

It all trickles down from the top. Is it in the MCPS training or just an unspoken rule that plays out over and over so staff learn the practice?

I bet the Jackson Lewis report and whomever becomes the fall guy for Beidleman will have answers as to how so many in MCPS just stood by and let Beidleman kept sexually harassing and bullying his staff.

The Jackson Lewis report won’t have these answers. Jackson Lewis was hired to represent the board in the investigation, not to conduct an independent investigation. Jackson Lewis will protect the board and whoever in management that the board wants to be protected.

Jackson Lewis:
"There is no evidence that the Board was aware of the pending MCPS investigation, the disposition of that investigation, and/or any other allegations relating to Dr. Beidleman prior to its June 27, 2023 promotional decision.“

The BOE paid Jackson Lewis for this statement.

Yes, that statement was worth every penny of the bill. Too bad for MCPS it got knocked down within days.

What was "knocked down"?

The claim that no one got any of the emails.

The claim being made was about the Board, not "no one."

Give it up. The board and superintendent either got those emails (passed up the chain by the employee who acknowledged receipt) or they run an extremely dysfunctional organization that’s indifferent to victims. Pick your narrative. Neither is worthy of Montgomery County.

It is absolutely mind-blowing that the Board thinks it can release a document clearly affirming that “key leaders” screwed up and not say who they are.

You have to hope they are negotiating her resignation (and a few dozen others) back in that smoke-filled room.

It’s also mind-blowing that the number of employees implicated was not released. Was it 3, 6, 12, 24, or over 48 employees who knew of the sexual harassment and bullying complaints but didn’t do anything? How many knew there were allegations but didn’t inquire further before supporting his candidacy for the Paint Branch position?

A number is more specific details without identifying the employees.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It all trickles down. Many principals have teachers on their staff who had been put on administrative leave after a complaint and then returned to their building whenever central office decided it was safe to do so, safe meaning that they didn’t expect anyone to make noise about the teacher’s return. Many principals don’t ask questions when the person comes back, they just take them back. If a principal does make noise about it, which principled ones do, then the teacher will be shipped off to another school. All MCPS principals know it’s just a waiting game and no one is investigating anything. They also know the teachers who are returned to the building dont get any harassment training. These principals are complicit in this horrible culture we have to work in too.

It all trickles down from the top. Is it in the MCPS training or just an unspoken rule that plays out over and over so staff learn the practice?

I bet the Jackson Lewis report and whomever becomes the fall guy for Beidleman will have answers as to how so many in MCPS just stood by and let Beidleman kept sexually harassing and bullying his staff.

The Jackson Lewis report won’t have these answers. Jackson Lewis was hired to represent the board in the investigation, not to conduct an independent investigation. Jackson Lewis will protect the board and whoever in management that the board wants to be protected.

Jackson Lewis:
"There is no evidence that the Board was aware of the pending MCPS investigation, the disposition of that investigation, and/or any other allegations relating to Dr. Beidleman prior to its June 27, 2023 promotional decision.“

The BOE paid Jackson Lewis for this statement.

Yes, that statement was worth every penny of the bill. Too bad for MCPS it got knocked down within days.

What was "knocked down"?

The claim that no one got any of the emails.

The claim being made was about the Board, not "no one."

Give it up. The board and superintendent either got those emails (passed up the chain by the employee who acknowledged receipt) or they run an extremely dysfunctional organization that’s indifferent to victims. Pick your narrative. Neither is worthy of Montgomery County.

If you have the full email to the board please share it. Otherwise stop claiming there is any proof.