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Removal of Eaton Principal Steven Eskay
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Anonymous
If you read the documented language he used and you still feel this way, then you are not the kind of family we want at the school. But my bet with this comment is that you’re a friend of his or something. He must be so humiliated. He needs to leave. Imagine your entire staff signing a letter against you. LEAVE! |
Anonymous
It’s evident that most of them signed that letter as a smear campaign. Steven is a really great guy and is the best fit for John Eaton. The language in that letter was clearly Steven joking around. People who can’t see that he was joking need to get a sense of humor. We need more school leaders like Steven who aren’t afraid to be themselves and lead with a sense of humor. |
Anonymous
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Wow, wow, so you think making fun of a child who has autism is having a good sense of humor? Or violate the privacy of children and their family is also a joke?
What's wrong with you? |
Anonymous
| Principal Eskay should stay as long as he didn’t physically assault or sexually abuse a child. |
Anonymous
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Eaton family here and we also think the call to remove Mr Eskay is hysterical and ill-thought. I do think that the instances cited by the teachers need to be addressed and verified, but they are not sufficient for removing him.
In our experience he has been a good addition to Eaton and we hope this whole situation can be resolved sensibly and the school can move forward for the sake of the kids and the community. |
Anonymous
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Children learn from adults.
If children see adults making fun of children eventually the children will start doing the same. We are the ones who have to set an example. I find your opinion very caveman! |
Anonymous
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There is a thing called psychological abuse.
Abuse is not only sexual, there are many forms of abuse, I don't know if you know. |
Anonymous
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Examples from letter:
Disparaging language about students used publicly Calling students "assh*les" Mimicking a student's autistic mannerisms in mockery; referring to an autistic student regularly as "Rain Man" Saying that multiple staff used to supervise and contain an eloping student was a"waste of manpower" Telling parents about another student (not their child): "If this one student continues to behave this way, he will go to jail by the time he is 16" At recess outside: "What is wrong with this kid, what is his diagnosis to make a kid act like that?" Stating that students who were low in reading and math should be doing nothing else but practicing math or how to read. They shouldn't be allowed in specials or allowed to go to recess. He then threw out specific names of students he felt deserved to be treated like this. - March 29, 2023 When reviewing student work, reviewing a special education student exit ticket and said "I'm not sure what the f*ck is going on here." When referring to trans students, "Isn't trans just another word for gay or lesbian?" - May 9. 2023 Stating "Kids don't get depression" when discussing a student's challenges Disregarding children in crisis or addressing student needs inappropriately Lack of intervention when students are a danger to self or others - one student in crisis for 12 days without any principal intervention leaving a student in crisis under the care of the front office receptionist, in order to hold an impromptu meeting with staff attempting to support this student Asking non-medical staff to administer prescribed medicine to a student Confidential information about staff discussed publicly Discussing IMPACT scores and reports of teachers in front of other staff- April 26.2023 During an IMPACT conference sharing another teacher's scores and telling a staff member to "be more like them"-April 14. 2023 Referencing sensitive details about a staff member's employment and personal history to other staff members Verbal abuse o Multiple instances observed yelling at staff members in meetings o Multiple instances of staff reporting being yelled at while in an individual meeting- March 15. 2023 |
Anonymous
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Continued....
Disparaging language about staff used publicly calling teachers "f**king disasters" "f**king wrecks" and "f**king awful" in group settings and to individuals- April 12. 2023 and multiple other instances "She is just f**king stumbling her way through" when referring to a staff member Interrupting a standing team meeting to negatively discuss the lack of competency of Eaton"s after-school program staff Stating to a staff member that another teacher "is awful and has no place at Eaton";Stating in personal one-on-one meetings with additional staff that a specific teacher was not going to brought back next year. when that was not relevant to the staff member nor public information at the time -February 13. 2023 Referring to certain staff as "the good ones" with the implication that others are not good Violations of specific protocols related to hiring and budget Personnel Committee asked to interview three teachers for non-existent positions at our school - First notified March 26. 2023. interviews held Indicating to a current staff member that other candidates had been interviewed for their job. encouraging staff member to leave and look at other schools - April 14.2023 Offering a teacher"s position for next year to another teacher in the building, when there was not an existing opening - February 13. 2023 Budget submission. including excessing two staff positions. without LSAT protocols followed - Refer to WTU/DCPS Contract Section 39.2. 39.5 Continuing to attempt to excess two positions for budgetary reasons when budget was restored- Refer to WTU/DCPS Contract Section 39.7 Informally asking other staff members recommendations on hiring for two available positions (related to the excessed/restored positions)- Refer to WTU/DCPS Contract Section 39.7 Racial discrimination, gender discrimination, and misogyny "This might sound sexist but... I tell my wife all the time how women have a hard time advocating for themselves in the workplace." - April 25. 2023 "Unfortunately. we work in a field dominated by women and you can’t work with women because they are too emotional." Upon hearing of a grievance filed, immediately asking if two specific black female staff by name had filed the grievance Intimidation and bullying Revealing. "Are you surprised that I knew it was you?" when confronting a staff member who had filed a specific grievance; Stating. "Yeah. I have connections." when discussing how he caused that specific grievance to be delayed- April 27. 2023 Asking a staff member who needed to request leave to care for sick children. "which is more important. your job or your kids?" Mentioning "parent complaints" about their classroom to a specific teacher. without giving any specific details for a teacher to address When faced with criticism from a staff member. responding "You think people here don’t say bad things about you here?"- April 27. 2023 |
Anonymous
I don’t think any of this is particularly bad. There certainly isn’t anything here that warrants Mr. Eskay being fired. Let’s be honest here, many of the children with behavior issues can be a**holes. |
Anonymous
this is your bar? As long as there's not physical assault or sexual abuse? Wow. Let's reach for the stars. |
Anonymous
| Someone clearly had way too much time of their hands to record all of those “incidents”. Those teachers should have been teaching instead of trying to find a sound bite to catch Mr. Eskay. It’s really sad that people will go to such lengths and make up lies about a stellar principal like Mr. Eskay. |
Anonymous
| The posters here are that are dismissing this behavior are whacked. There is no planet on which this is okay and unworthy of firing. |
Anonymous
| The forum moderator should delete this thread. This isn’t the place for people who aren’t privy to all of the facts to be discussing a personnel matter. This has absolutely no impact on the students at the school and should no longer be discussed. Please delete this thread. |
Anonymous
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And keep on dancing, keep on dancing...
Are we going to let people with this type of behavior continue educating our children? |