Removal of Eaton Principal Steven Eskay

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This guy had such a good reputation at Payne. He was beloved. I am literally flabbergasted.

How could he have been beloved when he makes statements like this???? What kind of low standards does Payne have????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher (not Eaton) here. I don’t condone any of the behavior described here. Overall, it is REALLY tough to be a DCPS principal these days. I wouldn’t do it for any amount of money! If you fail to do everything exactly by the book you risk legal jeopardy. But if you do everything y the book you face the wrath of some parents and teachers (e.g. - and this is an imaginary example- if policy requires indoor recess when there is a storm watch but skies are actually 100% blue, you keep students indoors and get 20 calls from angry parents and frustrated teachers and students, or if policy requires you to not restrain a violent student and that student attacks another child, or if policy states you must have 3 adults in a given situation but you literally do not have enough adults in the building to cover every room…). A wrong step in each of these situations can put you in legal or professional jeopardy. The stakes are very high and there are so many stakeholders to please and satisfy. You have to be tough as nails and willing to be criticized by all parties when you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

Why is it so hard to discipline/remove violent and dangerous kids? Our school has a kid who has assaulted more than 4 separate students including sexually and has threatened to bring a gun to school and shot another Kid and we were told by DCPS that isn’t enough to have him removed. I don’t get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are parents on this thread praising the ‘professionalism’ of teachers who tolerated abuse? Would you say your kids were ‘professional’ when they stayed in a toxic work environment. Is being ‘professional’ having no respect for yourself.
If the environment was as bad as they claim- it’s not professionalism that made them meek. It’s fear.

Try reading the allegations again, or at all. Teachers WERE reporting his abuses and Eskay was having his “connections” at DCPS cover them up. And he openly flaunted this! Of course they lived in fear, imagine the thought of losing your job as retaliation for reporting abuse? It always takes more than one person to bring down a bully, and that’s exactly what they did with this letter. 100% of staff signed off, that is the loudest part. And as usual, they’ve set an excellent example for our kids.

Eskay deserves every bad thing that’s about to happen to him. Good riddance!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher (not Eaton) here. I don’t condone any of the behavior described here. Overall, it is REALLY tough to be a DCPS principal these days. I wouldn’t do it for any amount of money! If you fail to do everything exactly by the book you risk legal jeopardy. But if you do everything y the book you face the wrath of some parents and teachers (e.g. - and this is an imaginary example- if policy requires indoor recess when there is a storm watch but skies are actually 100% blue, you keep students indoors and get 20 calls from angry parents and frustrated teachers and students, or if policy requires you to not restrain a violent student and that student attacks another child, or if policy states you must have 3 adults in a given situation but you literally do not have enough adults in the building to cover every room…). A wrong step in each of these situations can put you in legal or professional jeopardy. The stakes are very high and there are so many stakeholders to please and satisfy. You have to be tough as nails and willing to be criticized by all parties when you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

So what’s even your point in this situation? Yeah principaling is hard. That doesn’t excuse being a misogynist, racist, verbally abusive tyrant. Do you really want a person of with such lack of character around your kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Are you surprised that I knew it was you?" when confronting a staff member who had filed a specific grievance; Stating. "Yeah. I have connections." when discussing how he caused that specific grievance to be delayed- April 27. 2023

Emphasizing for anyone questioning why the teachers were quiet. This guy was clearly protected by DCPS admin, and thought he could get away with this behaviour.

I seriously feel for the educators just trying to do their job while being bullied by this creep.

I made this point above. DCPS needs to conduct a thorough investigation of what the IS and others knew and when they knew it. Heads need to roll. But they won't, because Central is a cesspool of incompetence and bloat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher (not Eaton) here. I don’t condone any of the behavior described here. Overall, it is REALLY tough to be a DCPS principal these days. I wouldn’t do it for any amount of money! If you fail to do everything exactly by the book you risk legal jeopardy. But if you do everything y the book you face the wrath of some parents and teachers (e.g. - and this is an imaginary example- if policy requires indoor recess when there is a storm watch but skies are actually 100% blue, you keep students indoors and get 20 calls from angry parents and frustrated teachers and students, or if policy requires you to not restrain a violent student and that student attacks another child, or if policy states you must have 3 adults in a given situation but you literally do not have enough adults in the building to cover every room…). A wrong step in each of these situations can put you in legal or professional jeopardy. The stakes are very high and there are so many stakeholders to please and satisfy. You have to be tough as nails and willing to be criticized by all parties when you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

What? Seriously?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are parents on this thread praising the ‘professionalism’ of teachers who tolerated abuse? Would you say your kids were ‘professional’ when they stayed in a toxic work environment. Is being ‘professional’ having no respect for yourself.
If the environment was as bad as they claim- it’s not professionalism that made them meek. It’s fear.

Totally. The important thing is to re-victimize victims by beating them up for letting themselves be victims. You are equal parts moron and monster, PP.

[Anonymous]

This thread is so nasty and vicious.

A public petition shows how petty some people can be. 100 percent of teachers is not 100 percent of staff. There has never been anything that 100 percent of DC teachers can agree upon other than paid leave; I doubt this petition is truly representative of every person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so nasty and vicious.

A public petition shows how petty some people can be. 100 percent of teachers is not 100 percent of staff. There has never been anything that 100 percent of DC teachers can agree upon other than paid leave; I doubt this petition is truly representative of every person.

Wild assumptions all around.
The reason only teachers signed it is because they are part of the union.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so nasty and vicious.

A public petition shows how petty some people can be. 100 percent of teachers is not 100 percent of staff. There has never been anything that 100 percent of DC teachers can agree upon other than paid leave; I doubt this petition is truly representative of every person.

1) It’s not a petition. It’s a letter to the entire community because prior grievances that were reported to DCPS were ignored or actively suppressed. Eskay even admitted to the latter.
2) Every single teacher at Eaton signed this letter. Their names are public, they are putting themselves, their accountability, and their careers on the line for the sake of the Eaton community. After several meetings and calls I’m certain they’re willing to testify under oath that these allegations are fact.
3) At promotion yesterday Eskay managed to speak to the fifth graders on BEING KIND with a straight face, while the entire room had already read about his egregious abuses. He’s in denial as to what’s about to happen, delusional at best or undiagnosed bipolar at worst. He simply cannot be trusted, especially around children.
4) It’s amazing to me that one’s takeaway from this is that everyone else is being vicious and/or it’s the teachers who cant be trusted. If Eskay has any defense or response, I’d love to hear it, but that’s doubtful. He needs to just resign and go to therapy.

[Anonymous]

The letter signed even includes classroom teachers, special education teachers, English language teachers, and related service providers. The community is aware that all 3 of the mental health providers at Eaton resigned this year under his leadership?!! That says ALOT!

[Anonymous]

Are you actually kidding me? I’m not re-victimizing the teachers. I’m lashing out at parents who think living in fear is ‘professional’. Y’all lose your heads when teachers protest- but applaud when teachers suffer. You guys are the monsters.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are parents on this thread praising the ‘professionalism’ of teachers who tolerated abuse? Would you say your kids were ‘professional’ when they stayed in a toxic work environment. Is being ‘professional’ having no respect for yourself.
If the environment was as bad as they claim- it’s not professionalism that made them meek. It’s fear.

Totally. The important thing is to re-victimize victims by beating them up for letting themselves be victims. You are equal parts moron and monster, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you actually kidding me? I’m not re-victimizing the teachers. I’m lashing out at parents who think living in fear is ‘professional’. Y’all lose your heads when teachers protest- but applaud when teachers suffer. You guys are the monsters.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are parents on this thread praising the ‘professionalism’ of teachers who tolerated abuse? Would you say your kids were ‘professional’ when they stayed in a toxic work environment. Is being ‘professional’ having no respect for yourself.
If the environment was as bad as they claim- it’s not professionalism that made them meek. It’s fear.

Totally. The important thing is to re-victimize victims by beating them up for letting themselves be victims. You are equal parts moron and monster, PP.

You seem confused. What parents find professional is 1) the teachers’ ability to carry out the school year committed to the students, and 2) their ability to organize and speak out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you actually kidding me? I’m not re-victimizing the teachers. I’m lashing out at parents who think living in fear is ‘professional’. Y’all lose your heads when teachers protest- but applaud when teachers suffer. You guys are the monsters.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are parents on this thread praising the ‘professionalism’ of teachers who tolerated abuse? Would you say your kids were ‘professional’ when they stayed in a toxic work environment. Is being ‘professional’ having no respect for yourself.
If the environment was as bad as they claim- it’s not professionalism that made them meek. It’s fear.

Totally. The important thing is to re-victimize victims by beating them up for letting themselves be victims. You are equal parts moron and monster, PP.

Sorry, say what now? Are you suggesting that calling people who were victimized by someone in a position of authority "meek" is intended to support them?

[Anonymous]

The only thing I find weird in the timing. By waiting this long, they’ve missed the hiring cycle… which they would surely be aware of. Is the AP taking over? Did they have any role in organizing it?