Justice High School Principal

[Anonymous]

Everything written above is 100% true, except for this part: “she cultivated a toxic and socially unsafe culture of fear and compliance.” That is 1000% true.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s shocking how quickly FCPS churns through principals. Was it just the horrible tweet? I don’t think she’s been at Justice for even five years.

She did spruce up the place with murals and the lettering graphic on the library curtain wall facade.

The murals were done by a person brought in from Texas. The graphics that entirely cover the 2nd floor windows eliminate a great deal of natural light to the library. Additionally the teacher who ran a weather station used to gather data from looking out those windows but could no longer do so once the visibility was so drastically reduced. But hey - as long it looks good on the outside, right?

Interesting. So “sprucing up the place” doesn’t always mean “better”. Those humongous graphics are more of a thing in California and Texas, so perhaps the principal was inspired by that culture if she’s from there. However, the graphics are usually painted on an exterior wall so they don’t cover up the windows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything written above is 100% true, except for this part: “she cultivated a toxic and socially unsafe culture of fear and compliance.” That is 1000% true.

So in other words....it was a pretty typical FCPS school.

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Anonymous wrote:

This seems in poor taste, honestly. Make it about the school and community, not about you. Yikes! That said, it doesn't seem like principals get much mangement or PR training for people leading huge organizations. What a sh&$show.

Wow. What a lapse in judgement and discretion. And so self-centered.

[Anonymous]

Justice pyramid parent here - word on the inside was she was a narcissist, long before the tone deaf tweet. Morale has been low for a long time.

It's a tragedy how badly that school has been managed. The county leaves the school to handle a steady influx of newly arrived children, many of whom have not had formal schooling, and then punishes Justice when the kids inevitably drop out. They tried for years to establish an independent facility that would accommodate those students, but the county refused. Dump the problem on the school, and then threaten to take its accreditation. (Let me be clear, this is not to rage against immigration, it is to point out that the burden is not equally shared across the county).

I want to send my child there one day. I pay 26k a year in taxes. How can a county with Langley, McLean, and TJ continue to turn their back on this mess of a situation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Justice pyramid parent here - word on the inside was she was a narcissist, long before the tone deaf tweet. Morale has been low for a long time.

It's a tragedy how badly that school has been managed. The county leaves the school to handle a steady influx of newly arrived children, many of whom have not had formal schooling, and then punishes Justice when the kids inevitably drop out. They tried for years to establish an independent facility that would accommodate those students, but the county refused. Dump the problem on the school, and then threaten to take its accreditation. (Let me be clear, this is not to rage against immigration, it is to point out that the burden is not equally shared across the county).

I want to send my child there one day. I pay 26k a year in taxes. How can a county with Langley, McLean, and TJ continue to turn their back on this mess of a situation?

Mason District elects some of the most far-left politicians in the county. Maybe ask them to enforce the housing codes, cooperate with federal immigration officials, and set up a separate school-within-a-school for kids who arrive with little schooling and can't speak English. All Mason officials know how to do is demand more money even though the spending per pupil at Justice is much higher than at other schools.

[Anonymous]

Who are the Amazing 8 at Justice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything written above is 100% true, except for this part: “she cultivated a toxic and socially unsafe culture of fear and compliance.” That is 1000% true.

How did this person get hired? Fairfax is an attractive employer. Do they need to go to Texas to hire a graduate from one of the worst public schools in Texas? Moreover, a person of this same name was sentenced in Houston in 2009 in federal court as a co-conspirator to mortgage fraud (seemed like a minor player when reading the record). It is possible that there was another person of this same name in Houston, but I would think most would be skeptical. And while second chances are a good thing, there’s a judgment issue here.?This gets one a job at a large suburban high school? There is a Voldemort factor here which cannot be spoken.

[Anonymous]

She was fully behind the “equity grading” nonsense:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2873200/fairfax-schools-implemented-equity-grading-to-fight-bias/


Glad she is leaving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This seems in poor taste, honestly. Make it about the school and community, not about you. Yikes! That said, it doesn't seem like principals get much mangement or PR training for people leading huge organizations. What a sh&$show.

Not just in poor taste.

Extremely tone-deaf too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everything written above is 100% true, except for this part: “she cultivated a toxic and socially unsafe culture of fear and compliance.” That is 1000% true.

How did this person get hired? Fairfax is an attractive employer. Do they need to go to Texas to hire a graduate from one of the worst public schools in Texas? Moreover, a person of this same name was sentenced in Houston in 2009 in federal court as a co-conspirator to mortgage fraud (seemed like a minor player when reading the record). It is possible that there was another person of this same name in Houston, but I would think most would be skeptical. And while second chances are a good thing, there’s a judgment issue here.?This gets one a job at a large suburban high school? There is a Voldemort factor here which cannot be spoken.

She was a DEI hire.

FCPS is full of incompetent people hired because they fit the DEI profile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything written above is 100% true, except for this part: “she cultivated a toxic and socially unsafe culture of fear and compliance.” That is 1000% true.

How did this person get hired? Fairfax is an attractive employer. Do they need to go to Texas to hire a graduate from one of the worst public schools in Texas? Moreover, a person of this same name was sentenced in Houston in 2009 in federal court as a co-conspirator to mortgage fraud (seemed like a minor player when reading the record). It is possible that there was another person of this same name in Houston, but I would think most would be skeptical. And while second chances are a good thing, there’s a judgment issue here.?This gets one a job at a large suburban high school? There is a Voldemort factor here which cannot be spoken.

She was a DEI hire.

FCPS is full of incompetent people hired because they fit the DEI profile.

What's your proof that she was a "DEI hire"? It's a racist statement to claim that any Black principal hired is a "DEI hire."

She'd been at several low-income schools in Houston, so presumably had at least some experience relevant to a majority-FARMS high school in Fairfax County.

She may not have worked out well - it's hard to quibble with those who called out her response to the Justice student's overdose as inappropriate and tone-deaf - but her shortcomings are her own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything written above is 100% true, except for this part: “she cultivated a toxic and socially unsafe culture of fear and compliance.” That is 1000% true.

How did this person get hired? Fairfax is an attractive employer. Do they need to go to Texas to hire a graduate from one of the worst public schools in Texas? Moreover, a person of this same name was sentenced in Houston in 2009 in federal court as a co-conspirator to mortgage fraud (seemed like a minor player when reading the record). It is possible that there was another person of this same name in Houston, but I would think most would be skeptical. And while second chances are a good thing, there’s a judgment issue here.?This gets one a job at a large suburban high school? There is a Voldemort factor here which cannot be spoken.

Fairfax is not an attractive employer and although people don't want to believe this people are leaving education. Way too many demands for not great pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything written above is 100% true, except for this part: “she cultivated a toxic and socially unsafe culture of fear and compliance.” That is 1000% true.

How did this person get hired? Fairfax is an attractive employer. Do they need to go to Texas to hire a graduate from one of the worst public schools in Texas? Moreover, a person of this same name was sentenced in Houston in 2009 in federal court as a co-conspirator to mortgage fraud (seemed like a minor player when reading the record). It is possible that there was another person of this same name in Houston, but I would think most would be skeptical. And while second chances are a good thing, there’s a judgment issue here.?This gets one a job at a large suburban high school? There is a Voldemort factor here which cannot be spoken.

Fairfax is not an attractive employer and although people don't want to believe this people are leaving education. Way too many demands for not great pay.

WTOP just published the news story. The principal is taking a nice job overseas someplace. Sadly the school has had 7 principals over the past decade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything written above is 100% true, except for this part: “she cultivated a toxic and socially unsafe culture of fear and compliance.” That is 1000% true.

How did this person get hired? Fairfax is an attractive employer. Do they need to go to Texas to hire a graduate from one of the worst public schools in Texas? Moreover, a person of this same name was sentenced in Houston in 2009 in federal court as a co-conspirator to mortgage fraud (seemed like a minor player when reading the record). It is possible that there was another person of this same name in Houston, but I would think most would be skeptical. And while second chances are a good thing, there’s a judgment issue here.?This gets one a job at a large suburban high school? There is a Voldemort factor here which cannot be spoken.

Fairfax is not an attractive employer and although people don't want to believe this people are leaving education. Way too many demands for not great pay.

WTOP just published the news story. The principal is taking a nice job overseas someplace. Sadly the school has had 7 principals over the past decade.

Nope - it’s 5 over the past 12 years: Jones (retired), Calhoun (booted), Gros (promoted), Eck (moved to an ES near her house), and Narcisse.