How to report misconduct of a MCPS principal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child has experienced bullying from the principal, resulting in emotional distress. What steps can we take to protect our child and report the principal’s misconduct effectively?

Principal is bullying a kid? How?

OP’s kid probably misbehaved and got disciplined and OP has confused this with bullying

Oh yes because the principal always makes the right decisions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Curious why so many people oppose asking the PTA Pres the name of the Director? My assumption is the PTA Pres would know the name so not a big deal to ask. Do you all have experience where the PTA Pres would not know the name? I also would assume the PTA would be a resource for advocating if needed to address an issue with the Principal. Is this not true at your schools? Not picking a fight, just curious.

No, the opposite. Most PTAs are in cahoots with principals.

See this as an example: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/what-really-happens-when-parents-clash-with-their-childrens-school/2017/02/05/4d8437d0-e9d6-11e6-bf6f-301b6b443624_story.html

Nah, in cahoots with themselves. Agreeing with the Principal is a coincidence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:don’t listen to all these naysayers. If you can, figure out who the director is for your cluster. Send an email to that person outlining the issue. Be mindful that this information is available to admins staff so try to careful about the accusations. Keep everything fact based. Include your child’s name. The reason this is important is because it heightens the confidentiality of the communication for privacy reasons and public disclosure purposes. If you don’t get a response within a week, then you escalate. However, please make sure your allegations are substantiated, such as through previous emails to the principal outlining your concerns. Otherwise, you’re likely to get dismissed.

They're all listed here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/171dSLvSc05w51yLP7cPL_HjZD7_1e49M_iX14zwxQlg/edit?tab=t.0

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks so much! Is there anyway I can email or talk to the supervisor directly?

OP. These people are gaslighting you.

Filing a CFP, talking with the Principal's Supervisor, PTA are all dead ends. Anything run through the school you can expect to get derailed.

The only things that get traction with MCPS are going to the press, filing with the Office of Inspector General or filing a court case at District Court.

If you're not willing to do that, consider your options carefully. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Huh. I've managed to get a principal's supervisor to rule in our favor and order things changed for my child. So I wouldn't say that that is a dead end at all.

[Anonymous]

Bullying is a continuous behavior, not a one off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:don’t listen to all these naysayers. If you can, figure out who the director is for your cluster. Send an email to that person outlining the issue. Be mindful that this information is available to admins staff so try to careful about the accusations. Keep everything fact based. Include your child’s name. The reason this is important is because it heightens the confidentiality of the communication for privacy reasons and public disclosure purposes. If you don’t get a response within a week, then you escalate. However, please make sure your allegations are substantiated, such as through previous emails to the principal outlining your concerns. Otherwise, you’re likely to get dismissed.

They're all listed here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/171dSLvSc05w51yLP7cPL_HjZD7_1e49M_iX14zwxQlg/edit?tab=t.0

Names of all Associate Superintendents and Directors in the Office of School Support and Improvement are on the list linked above, along with the schools they are assigned to. You can look up contact info on the staff directory, here: https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/directory/

Any and all complaints can be reported to any or all of these:

Montgomery County Inspector General (independent - does not work for the school system): [e-mail]
https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/oig/hotline.html

Maryland Center for Safe Schools
Again, a state office, not MCPS, report by phone: 1-833-MD-B-SAFE / 1-833-632-7233
Report online: https://www.p3campus.com/tipform.aspx?ID=5008
www.safeschoolsmd.gov

Call or email the MCPS Student Safety and Compliance Unit

Greg Edmundson, Director
240-740-3215
[e-mail]

Kathy Greene, Senior Specialist
240-740-3215
[e-mail]

Contact the MCPS Compliance and Investigations Unit
240-740-2888
Jessika Boone, Director

Contact the MCPS Office of Human Resources and Development
240-740-8055
April Key, Chief
Darlene Harris, Executive Director

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child has experienced bullying from the principal, resulting in emotional distress. What steps can we take to protect our child and report the principal’s misconduct effectively?

Principal is bullying a kid? How?

Believe me, a principal has the ability to make a child’s life extremely difficult if they choose to, as long as they remain in a position of authority.

This was our experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious why so many people oppose asking the PTA Pres the name of the Director? My assumption is the PTA Pres would know the name so not a big deal to ask. Do you all have experience where the PTA Pres would not know the name? I also would assume the PTA would be a resource for advocating if needed to address an issue with the Principal. Is this not true at your schools? Not picking a fight, just curious.

Just in general, the ask of the PTA pres. may open your family up to gossip. Our PTA loved our principal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child has experienced bullying from the principal, resulting in emotional distress. What steps can we take to protect our child and report the principal’s misconduct effectively?

Principal is bullying a kid? How?

OP’s kid probably misbehaved and got disciplined and OP has confused this with bullying

+ 1

Always nice to hear from the people who made the Beidleman scandal possible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Phone in a bunch of anonymous complaints from the tip line. I hear that works really well.

Bye, Joel! Mr. Beidleman, where are you working these days?

[Anonymous]

A Change.org petition is another tool that has been used to raise awareness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child has experienced bullying from the principal, resulting in emotional distress. What steps can we take to protect our child and report the principal’s misconduct effectively?

Principal is bullying a kid? How?

OP’s kid probably misbehaved and got disciplined and OP has confused this with bullying

+ 1

Always nice to hear from the people who made the Beidleman scandal possible

I think his trying to have sex with his teachers did not have any correlation with bullying the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our child has experienced bullying from the principal, resulting in emotional distress. What steps can we take to protect our child and report the principal’s misconduct effectively?

Principal is bullying a kid? How?

OP’s kid probably misbehaved and got disciplined and OP has confused this with bullying

+ 1

Always nice to hear from the people who made the Beidleman scandal possible

I think his trying to have sex with his teachers did not have any correlation with bullying the kids.

We all understood the similarity between keeping quiet in the face of misuse of power.
All of us except you, that is.

[Anonymous]

Is there anyone at school who may have had a similar experience? Would you be able to speak with the AP? Does your child's teacher recognize any changes when your child returns from the principal's office? How many times has this occurred?