LAMB Sued for $20M by 2 families of sexual abuse victims

[Anonymous]

What is the “Kingsberry Plan” referred to so often ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally sickening and depraved- every admin at LAMB with knowledge all along should be fired and put in jail. What a horrifying story, I read the whole legal brief. Bowser has done a shot job overseeing not just DCPS but all aspects of public ed.

The brief is tldr but can anyone give us some quotes showing that some folks knew all along and did nothing? Jail indeed!

[Anonymous]

And the plot thickens, new interim principal was just announced by the board and you bet he will be named officially principal by the end of the school year. Parents had no input or say in his hiring when we were told that the community would be involved in the hiring process. Sigh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The community is unparalled?! Well, I for one do not want another community like the part of the LAMB community that still exists that refuses to accept that the school royally screwed up and, at best was negligent, and children were irreversibly harmed. What are all you holier than thou LAMB boosters doing about that part of your community?

Not a LAMB family, but this comment is totally ridiculous. What would you suggest? Finding boosters and tarring and feathering them for believing in their school? You're a complete ass. It's not as if the families have any authority here.

Jeebus some people are total idiots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the plot thickens, new interim principal was just announced by the board and you bet he will be named officially principal by the end of the school year. Parents had no input or say in his hiring when we were told that the community would be involved in the hiring process. Sigh

do schools usually involve parents when picking a principal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the plot thickens, new interim principal was just announced by the board and you bet he will be named officially principal by the end of the school year. Parents had no input or say in his hiring when we were told that the community would be involved in the hiring process. Sigh

do schools usually involve parents when picking a principal?

DCPS does

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the plot thickens, new interim principal was just announced by the board and you bet he will be named officially principal by the end of the school year. Parents had no input or say in his hiring when we were told that the community would be involved in the hiring process. Sigh

do schools usually involve parents when picking a principal?

DCPS has a process where a panel of people, including parents, interview 3 finalists.

A few charters may have a parent panel, but that is rare in DC.

I think the distinction here is that the LAMB board told parents they'd be involved in the search but didn't specify how. And I don't' know that an interim hire was even on the horizon when that commitment was made.

[Anonymous]

I've been on a parent panel and feel like or feedback was accepted. The principal has been great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the plot thickens, new interim principal was just announced by the board and you bet he will be named officially principal by the end of the school year. Parents had no input or say in his hiring when we were told that the community would be involved in the hiring process. Sigh

do schools usually involve parents when picking a principal?

DCPS has a process where a panel of people, including parents, interview 3 finalists.

A few charters may have a parent panel, but that is rare in DC.

I think the distinction here is that the LAMB board told parents they'd be involved in the search but didn't specify how. And I don't' know that an interim hire was even on the horizon when that commitment was made.

lol that's funny. LAMB board told parents....are you new to LAMB?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the “Kingsberry Plan” referred to so often ?

LAMB is working with Building Hope to acquire the Kingsbury School building on 14th Street NW.

They would build an addition, and ultimately consolidate the 3 current campuses (Walter Reed, South Dakota and Missouri Avenue) into one building.

For the first few years (up to 5) Kingsbury School would co-locate with LAMB, and ultimately relocate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And the plot thickens, new interim principal was just announced by the board and you bet he will be named officially principal by the end of the school year. Parents had no input or say in his hiring when we were told that the community would be involved in the hiring process. Sigh

do schools usually involve parents when picking a principal?

DCPS has a process where a panel of people, including parents, interview 3 finalists.

A few charters may have a parent panel, but that is rare in DC.

I think the distinction here is that the LAMB board told parents they'd be involved in the search but didn't specify how. And I don't' know that an interim hire was even on the horizon when that commitment was made.

lol that's funny. LAMB board told parents....are you new to LAMB?

For the record, LAMB parents who read the school wide communications from the board knew an interim principal was coming and that the interim hire would be done by the board without parent input. Also, the board has issued an RFP for search firms and has committed to a search committee for permanent positions. As a LAMB parent, I will never defend the communications practices of either the outgoing admin or the board. It's always been a huge problem. For example, the communication to the school about the hiring of an interim principal came after the position was posted. But I don't think there are many people at the school who are in denial about what happened anymore. Some people are sad that people they knew and trusted made such terrible judgments and are gone. Some people like the families that are most angry (perhaps because their children had the teacher or were victims) aren't acknowledging the accomplishments of the founders. Many people remain frustrated with the response of the school. Parents are making efforts, not all successful, to talk to each other and move forward. While I think all parents at LAMB appreciate the concern of parents with kids elsewhere, and I'm sure some posters here are LAMB parents venting with out necessarily identifying themselves as such, I don't get the vitriol and rapid contribution to this list by so many who seem not be to LAMB parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally sickening and depraved- every admin at LAMB with knowledge all along should be fired and put in jail. What a horrifying story, I read the whole legal brief. Bowser has done a shot job overseeing not just DCPS but all aspects of public ed.

The brief is tldr but can anyone give us some quotes showing that some folks knew all along and did nothing? Jail indeed!

bump. Please?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally sickening and depraved- every admin at LAMB with knowledge all along should be fired and put in jail. What a horrifying story, I read the whole legal brief. Bowser has done a shot job overseeing not just DCPS but all aspects of public ed.

The brief is tldr but can anyone give us some quotes showing that some folks knew all along and did nothing? Jail indeed!

bump. Please?

It's a public document. Read it yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally sickening and depraved- every admin at LAMB with knowledge all along should be fired and put in jail. What a horrifying story, I read the whole legal brief. Bowser has done a shot job overseeing not just DCPS but all aspects of public ed.

The brief is tldr but can anyone give us some quotes showing that some folks knew all along and did nothing? Jail indeed!

bump. Please?

It's a public document. Read it yourself.

https://www.scribd.com/document/368413424/Lamb

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the plot thickens, new interim principal was just announced by the board and you bet he will be named officially principal by the end of the school year. Parents had no input or say in his hiring when we were told that the community would be involved in the hiring process. Sigh

Interim principal and executive director are NOT in the running for the permanent job. They were told it was a 3 month position only.