The OIG finds that Biedleman violated MCPS policies and code of conduct

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I trust the Washington Post reporting, which detailed the allegations and the cover-up, much more than I trust the folks who got caught doing a cover-up. I mean, personally.

me too but the article only said there could be a potential coverup and lacked any evidence

Here is what the article said (emphasis mine):

"The complaint, obtained by The Washington Post, alleges nearly four years of sexual harassment beginning with a 2019 text asking the teacher to meet him at the Gaithersburg Hilton at 11:30 p.m. It is among at least 18 verbal or written reports submitted to the school district about Beidleman by staff members, parents and union stewards since 2016. These and other accounts detail a pattern of harassment, threats, retaliations, workplace bullying and other inappropriate conduct spanning at least 12 years across three campuses, according to documents obtained by The Post and interviews with more than 45 current and former Farquhar staff members and administrators — as well as several teachers who worked for Beidleman when he was an assistant principal at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown and at Lakelands Park Middle School in Gaithersburg. In all, 39 current and former staffers said in interviews that he directly bullied or harassed them. "

Sure, this could be a vast conspiracy across more than 45 people to impugn one innocent man. Or it could be that this guy was a sex pest and bully, which seems MUCH more likely based on the evidence.

Was this the same teacher who was texting him nude pics?

39 separate people went on record as saying he either sexually harassed or bulled them. Are you going to slut shame all of them?

This man is a clear predator. He left a path of destruction in his wake. There is absolutely no reason to defend him. Even if we accept that ONE of his inappropriate workplace relationships was consensual, at least at one point in the relationship, we are still left with dozens of other people saying he harassed and abused them.

I thought the original investigation exonerated the guy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I trust the Washington Post reporting, which detailed the allegations and the cover-up, much more than I trust the folks who got caught doing a cover-up. I mean, personally.

me too but the article only said there could be a potential coverup and lacked any evidence

Here is what the article said (emphasis mine):

"The complaint, obtained by The Washington Post, alleges nearly four years of sexual harassment beginning with a 2019 text asking the teacher to meet him at the Gaithersburg Hilton at 11:30 p.m. It is among at least 18 verbal or written reports submitted to the school district about Beidleman by staff members, parents and union stewards since 2016. These and other accounts detail a pattern of harassment, threats, retaliations, workplace bullying and other inappropriate conduct spanning at least 12 years across three campuses, according to documents obtained by The Post and interviews with more than 45 current and former Farquhar staff members and administrators — as well as several teachers who worked for Beidleman when he was an assistant principal at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown and at Lakelands Park Middle School in Gaithersburg. In all, 39 current and former staffers said in interviews that he directly bullied or harassed them. "

Sure, this could be a vast conspiracy across more than 45 people to impugn one innocent man. Or it could be that this guy was a sex pest and bully, which seems MUCH more likely based on the evidence.

Was this the same teacher who was texting him nude pics?

39 separate people went on record as saying he either sexually harassed or bulled them. Are you going to slut shame all of them?

This man is a clear predator. He left a path of destruction in his wake. There is absolutely no reason to defend him. Even if we accept that ONE of his inappropriate workplace relationships was consensual, at least at one point in the relationship, we are still left with dozens of other people saying he harassed and abused them.

I thought the original investigation exonerated the guy.

You are very very close to getting the point. Just one more step.

[Anonymous]

We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

That's exactly what the county's "independent" Office of Inspector General is known for - so I suspect that we will have multiple investigations from them all miraculously pointing to the result that they want. Just wait for it. After they released their first investigation report there all of a sudden was another report already in the works, as if the first one wasn't enough for the people who want the predetermined outcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

That's exactly what the county's "independent" Office of Inspector General is known for - so I suspect that we will have multiple investigations from them all miraculously pointing to the result that they want. Just wait for it. After they released their first investigation report there all of a sudden was another report already in the works, as if the first one wasn't enough for the people who want the predetermined outcome.

So you were not paying attention. The second report was planned from the beginning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

That's exactly what the county's "independent" Office of Inspector General is known for - so I suspect that we will have multiple investigations from them all miraculously pointing to the result that they want. Just wait for it. After they released their first investigation report there all of a sudden was another report already in the works, as if the first one wasn't enough for the people who want the predetermined outcome.

Both reports were part of the original scope of work that they proposed. So it wasn't "all of a sudden," they just didn't finish both reports at the exact same time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

That's exactly what the county's "independent" Office of Inspector General is known for - so I suspect that we will have multiple investigations from them all miraculously pointing to the result that they want. Just wait for it. After they released their first investigation report there all of a sudden was another report already in the works, as if the first one wasn't enough for the people who want the predetermined outcome.

This is kind of a weird response. There were always two investigations planned:

1) Did Joel Beidleman engage in bully and sexual harassment?

The report found that yes, he did. You can find the report here: chrome-https://montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGActivity/FY2024/MCPS_Beidleman.pdf

Top-line results are that he did engage in bullying, make sexually inappropriate comments to a variety of female staff, and engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a direct report. That report makes it clear that he violated the Code of Conduct. I can't cut and paste, but the report is very clear that multiple people reported being sexually harassed, yelled at, intimidated, and subjected to retaliation. I'd cut and paste, but that function is turned off.

2) Did MCPS appropriately investigate and respond to reports it received regarding Beidleman leading up to the Washington Post reporting?

Given how blunt the first report was, and the documentation that appears to exist detailing the bully and harassment, I'm expecting this to be fairly scathing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

That's exactly what the county's "independent" Office of Inspector General is known for - so I suspect that we will have multiple investigations from them all miraculously pointing to the result that they want. Just wait for it. After they released their first investigation report there all of a sudden was another report already in the works, as if the first one wasn't enough for the people who want the predetermined outcome.

So you were not paying attention. The second report was planned from the beginning.

This isn't their first rodeo. It was done as insurance to make sure they got the desired outcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

That's exactly what the county's "independent" Office of Inspector General is known for - so I suspect that we will have multiple investigations from them all miraculously pointing to the result that they want. Just wait for it. After they released their first investigation report there all of a sudden was another report already in the works, as if the first one wasn't enough for the people who want the predetermined outcome.

This is kind of a weird response. There were always two investigations planned:

1) Did Joel Beidleman engage in bully and sexual harassment?

The report found that yes, he did. You can find the report here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGActivity/FY2024/MCPS_Beidleman.pdf

Top-line results are that he did engage in bullying, make sexually inappropriate comments to a variety of female staff, and engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a direct report. That report makes it clear that he violated the Code of Conduct. I can't cut and paste, but the report is very clear that multiple people reported being sexually harassed, yelled at, intimidated, and subjected to retaliation. I'd cut and paste, but that function is turned off.

2) Did MCPS appropriately investigate and respond to reports it received regarding Beidleman leading up to the Washington Post reporting?

Given how blunt the first report was, and the documentation that appears to exist detailing the bully and harassment, I'm expecting this to be fairly scathing.

One report said this while the other one didn't. Stop cherry-picking facts and try to be objective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

That's exactly what the county's "independent" Office of Inspector General is known for - so I suspect that we will have multiple investigations from them all miraculously pointing to the result that they want. Just wait for it. After they released their first investigation report there all of a sudden was another report already in the works, as if the first one wasn't enough for the people who want the predetermined outcome.

So you were not paying attention. The second report was planned from the beginning.

This isn't their first rodeo. It was done as insurance to make sure they got the desired outcome.

They’re separate questions, arguably scoped in a way to prevent the IG from looking at the board or the superintendent. They don’t have to dig very hard or manufacture evidence to find misconduct and malfeasance in MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they put this jerknin the rubber room or give him another vacation with lifetime pay as a reward for incompetence I hope there is public outrage instead of complacency.

Public outrage… Are you that warped with your mundane life. Go focus on your life and stop badgering this guy. What a psychopath you are!

[Anonymous]

Most of the people on this board never lived up to their parent’s dreams nor their own. This board is full of racist psychopaths that are ill equipped to live a full life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We can just chalk this up to admin will be admin. Wrist slap please then everyone can move on. No other action necessary. The mcps way.

Or they could launch more investigations until they get one that gives the result they want

That's exactly what the county's "independent" Office of Inspector General is known for - so I suspect that we will have multiple investigations from them all miraculously pointing to the result that they want. Just wait for it. After they released their first investigation report there all of a sudden was another report already in the works, as if the first one wasn't enough for the people who want the predetermined outcome.

This is kind of a weird response. There were always two investigations planned:

1) Did Joel Beidleman engage in bully and sexual harassment?

The report found that yes, he did. You can find the report here: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://montgomerycountymd.gov/OIG/Resources/Files/PDF/IGActivity/FY2024/MCPS_Beidleman.pdf

Top-line results are that he did engage in bullying, make sexually inappropriate comments to a variety of female staff, and engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a direct report. That report makes it clear that he violated the Code of Conduct. I can't cut and paste, but the report is very clear that multiple people reported being sexually harassed, yelled at, intimidated, and subjected to retaliation. I'd cut and paste, but that function is turned off.

2) Did MCPS appropriately investigate and respond to reports it received regarding Beidleman leading up to the Washington Post reporting?

Given how blunt the first report was, and the documentation that appears to exist detailing the bully and harassment, I'm expecting this to be fairly scathing.

One report said this while the other one didn't. Stop cherry-picking facts and try to be objective.

Well, let's be clear:

MCPS dismissed several complaints against Beidelman, but there was never a real "investigation" before the Washington Post broke the story in August.

The first actual "investigation" was the Washington Post investigation, which found that MCPS had received 18 separate complaints about bullying and sexual harassment perpetuated by Beidelman. In total, the Washington Post interviewed 39 people who said they were subjected to harassment, bullying, or retaliation.

The second "investigation" was the Jackson Lewis investigation, which determined that an additional 7 bullying and harassment reports had been made to MCPS but MCPS had failed to log them. That brought the total to 25 official reports that had been filed against Beidelman. The Jackson Lewis summary did not comment on whether Beidelman had or had not engaged in bullying and harassment, but they did make it clear that MCPS had failed to appropriately follow up on reports made by staff. The redacted version of the Jackson Lewis report was eventually released, and made it clear that MCPS leadership had improperly altered the investigation timeline.

The third "investigation" is the OIG report, which delivered a scathing rebuke of Beidelman's conduct and stated in no understanding terms that he engaged in sexual harassment, bullying, retaliation, and made inappropriate comments to female students.

The final "investigation" is still pending, and will hopefully name names in terms of who knew about the misconduct and failed to take appropriate action.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of the people on this board never lived up to their parent’s dreams nor their own. This board is full of racist psychopaths that are ill equipped to live a full life.

You need help.