Board wants Monifa to step down

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also have a situation here where people are seemingly ignoring the fact that McKnight was actively protecting a predator, and that, right there, is enough to ask for her to leave. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, bottom line, her being loyal to Beidleman and not to the staff and students of this district is straight-up disgusting. (Never mind making an argument that this is a racial witch hunt, when that has nothing to do with what Beidleman actually did. Or what McKnight did. It’s just smoke.)

Isn't the argument that she was letting the personnel investigationand action process play out, rather than publicly condemning someone before due process was completed?

Not exactly. If we assume Khalid Walker can back up his allegations with receipts, the investigation did play out and JB was found to be in wild violation of the MCPS Code of Conduct but also basic human professional norms. That investigation was suppressed and fraudulently rewritten, at the direct instruction of two folks who report to McKnight.

She also appears to have baldly lied to the Board of Education about when she learned of the allegations and what she knew of JB's behavior.

Any of these are grounds for dismissal.

She thought firing Dr. Murphy and DCI Director Michaele Simmons would clear her of any wrongdoing but no such luck. McKnight needs to justify her choices or lack of supervision or step down now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also have a situation here where people are seemingly ignoring the fact that McKnight was actively protecting a predator, and that, right there, is enough to ask for her to leave. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, bottom line, her being loyal to Beidleman and not to the staff and students of this district is straight-up disgusting. (Never mind making an argument that this is a racial witch hunt, when that has nothing to do with what Beidleman actually did. Or what McKnight did. It’s just smoke.)

Isn't the argument that she was letting the personnel investigationand action process play out, rather than publicly condemning someone before due process was completed?

Not exactly. If we assume Khalid Walker can back up his allegations with receipts, the investigation did play out and JB was found to be in wild violation of the MCPS Code of Conduct but also basic human professional norms. That investigation was suppressed and fraudulently rewritten, at the direct instruction of two folks who report to McKnight.

She also appears to have baldly lied to the Board of Education about when she learned of the allegations and what she knew of JB's behavior.

Any of these are grounds for dismissal.

Agreed

Why would anyone risk so much to protect him? It makes no sense

I think she wrongly assumed she'd never get caught. But she did when the teachers fought back and went back to the media with the story.

Once the Washington Post got a hold of the story, McKnight and MCPS lost control of the situation and have been stumbling ever since. It's a very salient example of the power and importance of the press, particularly local journalism.

[Anonymous]

Great point. If Robbins and Asbury don't run with this, and do tons of the research- none of this sees the light of day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also have a situation here where people are seemingly ignoring the fact that McKnight was actively protecting a predator, and that, right there, is enough to ask for her to leave. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, bottom line, her being loyal to Beidleman and not to the staff and students of this district is straight-up disgusting. (Never mind making an argument that this is a racial witch hunt, when that has nothing to do with what Beidleman actually did. Or what McKnight did. It’s just smoke.)

Isn't the argument that she was letting the personnel investigationand action process play out, rather than publicly condemning someone before due process was completed?

Not exactly. If we assume Khalid Walker can back up his allegations with receipts, the investigation did play out and JB was found to be in wild violation of the MCPS Code of Conduct but also basic human professional norms. That investigation was suppressed and fraudulently rewritten, at the direct instruction of two folks who report to McKnight.

She also appears to have baldly lied to the Board of Education about when she learned of the allegations and what she knew of JB's behavior.

Any of these are grounds for dismissal.

Agreed

Why would anyone risk so much to protect him? It makes no sense

They were drinking buddies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Great point. If Robbins and Asbury don't run with this, and do tons of the research- none of this sees the light of day.

Yes! We need so much more local journalism

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she's not responsible for the organization then what is the point of her job? She needs to take responsibility for the organization she is running and step down. I guess she'd rather have the extra money pushing her out than respect. Where will she be able to go next?

DCPS?

Doubtful...Too many eyes and would get grilled...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also have a situation here where people are seemingly ignoring the fact that McKnight was actively protecting a predator, and that, right there, is enough to ask for her to leave. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, bottom line, her being loyal to Beidleman and not to the staff and students of this district is straight-up disgusting. (Never mind making an argument that this is a racial witch hunt, when that has nothing to do with what Beidleman actually did. Or what McKnight did. It’s just smoke.)

Isn't the argument that she was letting the personnel investigationand action process play out, rather than publicly condemning someone before due process was completed?

Not exactly. If we assume Khalid Walker can back up his allegations with receipts, the investigation did play out and JB was found to be in wild violation of the MCPS Code of Conduct but also basic human professional norms. That investigation was suppressed and fraudulently rewritten, at the direct instruction of two folks who report to McKnight.

She also appears to have baldly lied to the Board of Education about when she learned of the allegations and what she knew of JB's behavior.

Any of these are grounds for dismissal.

Agreed

Why would anyone risk so much to protect him? It makes no sense

They were drinking buddies!

And probably means that there are more skeletons in the closet. For both of them

[Anonymous]

My guess? In the past nothing ever happened to this degree, to the extent that any of this saw the light of day. There would not be any expectation that this would blow up the way it has. Mind you, there is just the tip of the iceberg: there are several more questionable hires or transfers from other school systems into MCPS that predate Dr. McKnight within the district that should have gotten some side-eye, This is simply the culture, unfortunately. And, now, the crows have come to roost.

[Anonymous]

In this, it all reminds me of the Catholic Church. If someone is being problematic, the system simply moves them around. (I am aware of one principal right now that left an elementary school a few years aback and was moved elsewhere in the district.) And then there are the employees who transfer it from other counties who, let’s just say, certainly have skeletons that, if public, may well have prevented their hire here. Fun times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also have a situation here where people are seemingly ignoring the fact that McKnight was actively protecting a predator, and that, right there, is enough to ask for her to leave. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, bottom line, her being loyal to Beidleman and not to the staff and students of this district is straight-up disgusting. (Never mind making an argument that this is a racial witch hunt, when that has nothing to do with what Beidleman actually did. Or what McKnight did. It’s just smoke.)

Isn't the argument that she was letting the personnel investigationand action process play out, rather than publicly condemning someone before due process was completed?

Not exactly. If we assume Khalid Walker can back up his allegations with receipts, the investigation did play out and JB was found to be in wild violation of the MCPS Code of Conduct but also basic human professional norms. That investigation was suppressed and fraudulently rewritten, at the direct instruction of two folks who report to McKnight.

She also appears to have baldly lied to the Board of Education about when she learned of the allegations and what she knew of JB's behavior.

Any of these are grounds for dismissal.

Agreed

Why would anyone risk so much to protect him? It makes no sense

We may never know, or maybe we will before she's out. Was she trying to save the Super position for him, as he made the way up from Principal-COffice-etc, for however long is on her contract?

[Anonymous]

I really just think that it was that they didn’t think it would blow up like this. I doubt any thought was given beyond that. But once The Washington Post went public, then it was untenable, and everything from here on out has been about covering asses or turning on people in that pursuit . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also have a situation here where people are seemingly ignoring the fact that McKnight was actively protecting a predator, and that, right there, is enough to ask for her to leave. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, bottom line, her being loyal to Beidleman and not to the staff and students of this district is straight-up disgusting. (Never mind making an argument that this is a racial witch hunt, when that has nothing to do with what Beidleman actually did. Or what McKnight did. It’s just smoke.)

Isn't the argument that she was letting the personnel investigationand action process play out, rather than publicly condemning someone before due process was completed?

Not exactly. If we assume Khalid Walker can back up his allegations with receipts, the investigation did play out and JB was found to be in wild violation of the MCPS Code of Conduct but also basic human professional norms. That investigation was suppressed and fraudulently rewritten, at the direct instruction of two folks who report to McKnight.

She also appears to have baldly lied to the Board of Education about when she learned of the allegations and what she knew of JB's behavior.

Any of these are grounds for dismissal.

Agreed

Why would anyone risk so much to protect him? It makes no sense

We may never know, or maybe we will before she's out. Was she trying to save the Super position for him, as he made the way up from Principal-COffice-etc, for however long is on her contract?

Clearly their loyalty toward each other was not that deep since she washed her hands of him when the Post grabbed the story and he turned on her by filing a complaint with the OIG calling out other MCPS admin who’d committed similar acts to him in McKnight’s presence, which showed her to be a liar and hypocrite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also have a situation here where people are seemingly ignoring the fact that McKnight was actively protecting a predator, and that, right there, is enough to ask for her to leave. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, bottom line, her being loyal to Beidleman and not to the staff and students of this district is straight-up disgusting. (Never mind making an argument that this is a racial witch hunt, when that has nothing to do with what Beidleman actually did. Or what McKnight did. It’s just smoke.)

Isn't the argument that she was letting the personnel investigationand action process play out, rather than publicly condemning someone before due process was completed?

Not exactly. If we assume Khalid Walker can back up his allegations with receipts, the investigation did play out and JB was found to be in wild violation of the MCPS Code of Conduct but also basic human professional norms. That investigation was suppressed and fraudulently rewritten, at the direct instruction of two folks who report to McKnight.

She also appears to have baldly lied to the Board of Education about when she learned of the allegations and what she knew of JB's behavior.

Any of these are grounds for dismissal.

Agreed

Why would anyone risk so much to protect him? It makes no sense

We may never know, or maybe we will before she's out. Was she trying to save the Super position for him, as he made the way up from Principal-COffice-etc, for however long is on her contract?

Clearly their loyalty toward each other was not that deep since she washed her hands of him when the Post grabbed the story and he turned on her by filing a complaint with the OIG calling out other MCPS admin who’d committed similar acts to him in McKnight’s presence, which showed her to be a liar and hypocrite.

I need to catch up on all this reading! I def missed some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We also have a situation here where people are seemingly ignoring the fact that McKnight was actively protecting a predator, and that, right there, is enough to ask for her to leave. It doesn’t matter if you’re left or right, bottom line, her being loyal to Beidleman and not to the staff and students of this district is straight-up disgusting. (Never mind making an argument that this is a racial witch hunt, when that has nothing to do with what Beidleman actually did. Or what McKnight did. It’s just smoke.)

Isn't the argument that she was letting the personnel investigationand action process play out, rather than publicly condemning someone before due process was completed?

Not exactly. If we assume Khalid Walker can back up his allegations with receipts, the investigation did play out and JB was found to be in wild violation of the MCPS Code of Conduct but also basic human professional norms. That investigation was suppressed and fraudulently rewritten, at the direct instruction of two folks who report to McKnight.

She also appears to have baldly lied to the Board of Education about when she learned of the allegations and what she knew of JB's behavior.

Any of these are grounds for dismissal.

Agreed

Why would anyone risk so much to protect him? It makes no sense

We may never know, or maybe we will before she's out. Was she trying to save the Super position for him, as he made the way up from Principal-COffice-etc, for however long is on her contract?

Clearly their loyalty toward each other was not that deep since she washed her hands of him when the Post grabbed the story and he turned on her by filing a complaint with the OIG calling out other MCPS admin who’d committed similar acts to him in McKnight’s presence, which showed her to be a liar and hypocrite.

She was not about to give up her 320k over a guy

[Anonymous]

Monifa wants to get paid.

Mcps will buy her out. (Cheaper than defending a lawsuit.)

Sigh.