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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White people hate to hear about black history and the injustice that black men face currently. It isn’t about guilt, it is about equal consequences between black and white men in mcps. Where is Munsey? Where are his articles? Where is his lawsuit. White people love to drown out that there is racial injustice even amongst the guilty. So yes we will speak of Emmett Till, we will speak of Trayvon Martin, we will speak of George Floyd in all facets of racial inequality.

I think this analysis has some truth, in that both Black and white men have behaved badly, and that this particular Black man's shame has become front page news.

However, while people exist as representatives of groups, they are also individuals and there are individual factors in play here. Beidelman's behavior was outrageous in a particularly news-worthy way. Not only did it include workplace sexual affairs that led to hard feelings among staff, but he was also sexually inappropriate with both teachers and students. Now, you can argue that the "hos and thots" comment was within bounds culturally, but he made those comments in an all-school assembly, in front of a lot of young women who didn't share his cultural background (and who didn't deserve that even if they did).

The other thing that makes this so news-worthy is the sheer volume of complaints and the ways that MCPS ignored its own guidelines and regulations to cover those complaints up. So he clearly had some folks pulling for him, and willing to commit fraud to protect him. He also received a high-profile promotion just as frustrations with MCPS Central Office were cresting.

So, it is a perfect storm. Yes, he's a Black man and maybe came under increased scrutiny from white women as a result. But he was also protected by a bunch of other Black and white men, so you can see gender solidarity here to protect bad men from consequences. He got a promotion at a time that MCPS was under scrutiny, AND his allies have continued to stir the pot here and in other venues.

Some of the other folks you may be thinking of had the good sense to keep their heads down, do the MCPS management and sexual harassment trainings, and refrain from doing a big public "I'm being crucified" statement. Biedelman could probably learn from those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White people hate to hear about black history and the injustice that black men face currently. It isn’t about guilt, it is about equal consequences between black and white men in mcps. Where is Munsey? Where are his articles? Where is his lawsuit. White people love to drown out that there is racial injustice even amongst the guilty. So yes we will speak of Emmett Till, we will speak of Trayvon Martin, we will speak of George Floyd in all facets of racial inequality.

The racecraft is strong in this one.