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Rhee laid off teachers who were sleeping with students or hitting them, so she says.
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Anonymous
I'm a DC resident and just sent e-mails to Gray and the Council member for my Ward, thanking Gray for starting an investigation and asking my own member to join him in this effort. I'll be writing the other at-large council members throughout the day today as my workload permits. While I expect this administration to stonewall any investigation, I think it's essential for Council members to know that the voting public wants answers. (And since Gray is the strongest potential challenger to Fenty, I think it's especially important for him to know I'm furious with the mayor over this.) The directory of Council members--phone #s and e-mail addresses--is at http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/councildirectory |
Anonymous
| Hmmmm...all I can find at Fastcompany.com (from which the Washpost blog article purports to originate) is a one paragraph statement. Does anyone have access to the full article? I'm just sayin - sometimes things get taken out of context? |
Anonymous
| I think that's it. It's an update to a 2008 profile of her. The quote's right there ... |
Anonymous
You are absolutely correct, which is why a simple statement by the Chancellor or the Mayor between Friday and today would have gone a long way to clear things up. There is every possibility that the magazine made this story up. The paragraph in question is a preview of an upcoming issue of the magazine. However, if the story is fabricated, that will be very easy for our Chancellor to prove. Which brings us back to the original question, what is her response and for heavens sake unless she is preparing her resignation speach, why is it taking so long to assure the District that this story is nonsense? |
Anonymous
EEEK, NEITHER |
Anonymous
Umm, how do you take "some of the teachers let go during the rif were hit students (child abuse), slept with students (statutory rapists), slept during school hours (lazy) out of context. |
Anonymous
| I'm a former newspaper and magazine journalist. I bet the interview was on tape. If Rhee's worth her salt, her people taped the interview as well. Even if neither party taped the interview, the reporter's notes (handwritter or typed) should confirm the quote. |
Anonymous
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Update: Michelle Rhee vs. the D.C. Teachers' Union
By: Jeff Chu Mon Feb 1, 2010 Related Content RELATED LINK Re: November 2009 Eighteen months after we profiled Washington, D.C., schools chancellor Michelle Rhee ("The Iron Chancellor," September 2008), she still hasn't won union approval of a new contract. After the October layoffs of 266 teachers and staff, the union claimed Rhee used a budget crunch as a pretext for dismissing veteran teachers, since seniority rules don't cover cuts for fiscal reasons. "I got rid of teachers who had hit children, who had had sex with children, who had missed 78 days of school," Rhee says. "Why wouldn't we take those things into consideration?" The release of 2009 test scores was good news for Rhee: Only D.C. and four states showed gains in math for fourth and eighth graders. "We're not good yet," she says, "but I'm seeing the quality of instruction improving." http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/142/update-dc-report-card.html |
Anonymous
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Wow, I cannot believe the vitriol against Rhee and Fenty on this anonymous board. Or maybe I can. I'm not a blind Rhee supporter, or Fenty, but at least they are making some progress against the entrenched layers of crap that DCPS has become over the past decades. Schools are getting better, and I support that.
Now this quote - it is a doozy. But wow. Knee jerk reaction, much? I think it says a lot about posters here to see the immediate fire Rhee support Gray reaction. I don't support Gray. I do think the firings/layoffs were handled poorly. But let's get rid of the only semi-effective people who have made any dent in the crap that is DCPS? Are you all that blind or that crazy or that wedded to the status quo of crap? |
Anonymous
| 13:29 - Knee jerk reaction? Gray wants an explanation, that's all. I think that's what this thread is all about -- how does she explain herself on this. Should we just let this slide by? This is a serious matter. |
Anonymous
I agree with you. But there are some serious Rhee and Fenty haters on this board so the posts here are no surprise. It will be interesting to see how this is handled though. And I am also curious who everyone thinks should take Rhee's job. If she is incompetent etc, who is the right person for the job? |
Anonymous
OK, so this is a one paragraph article that doesn't say where, when, or in what context the reporter talked to Rhee. Why is the article dated Feb 1 2010 when it's not even Feb yet (just picking a nit, I guess). I agree that Rhee shouldn't have said that (if she did), but the lack of reaction from Fast Company on this broohaha also makes me wonder what exactly went on during this supposed interview. Rhee gets accused of all sorts of things, so I'm not surprised she hasn't jumped on this recent web-based rumor. |
Anonymous
| @1329 Do I think it is fair to 'demand' an explanation or a summary firing? Yes. How could I not as a parent or a concerned citizen of the District? An explanation may very well clear everything up and it is back to work for all with a large libel lawsuit against this magazine by the District. The alternative is shocking in its ramifications and that is why the uproar. Is it too much for an elected Councilman to ask the designated Chancellor to clarify her now 'public' comments concering previously undisclosed physical and sexual abuse of the districts children? I would actually hope that the Councilmen are all demanding answers as are the citizens. |
Anonymous
knee jerk reaction. do you know which schools or teachers were involved in the alleged sexual molestations/misconduct. perhaps you can blindly turn a blind eye or continue to be tone death, but I for one would like to know more specifics. perhaps it does not matter to you that your child may have been in the accompany of one of these supposed teachers. if the allegations are true she is a fracking incompetent because she failed to notify mpd of capital offenses and thus allowed the teachers to go teach somebody else's children. perhaps that is okay with you, but not with most people. if the allegations are false, she is a LIAR and is defaming people's character, thus setting the city to pay out bank in civil suits. that may be okay with you as well. as far as making a dent, that is debatable as many have. but, i am more concerned about the safety of the children. what are you concerned about |
jsteele
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Rhee apologists are really special. Obviously, you believe Rhee is lying. That's obvious, because if you believed her, you would have to acknowledge that her actions have led to an unknown number of child abusers and pedophiles escaping punishment and free to find new teaching jobs. Obviously, you don't really believe that is the case and you are simply willing to overlook her lies. It's also nice that you tarnish those who oppose Rhee for a variety of valid reasons as supporters of the status quo. Do you have any evidence of any Rhee supporter being opposed to improving the schools? In my experience, Rhee opponents include some of the most active school reformers in DC. There are multiple paths to reform. While you may support Rhee's path -- lies included -- others prefer alternatives. If the Fast Company quotes were false, a simple statement to that effect could have been issued immediately. Rhee is famous for responding to emails at 3 am. Why has she been silent about this since Friday? |