Washington Post article about Former Farquhar Administrator

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

My former principal brought vodka to school and was just as vindictive as this guy. Just as many complaints. He is going to be admin at a different school now. We are scared of retaliation so in same position.

If you see something, say something.

[Anonymous]

This has been my experience in MCPS over the past 15 years and it has gotten worse every year.

Teachers are absolutely not listened to no matter how clear cut the issue is... Curriculum, discipline, abusive administrators...

So many administrators suggests that we find another job if we don't like the status quo-- regardless of our training, track record, or the lack of staffing at the school.

"Take it or leave it " is not good county school system policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many shameful and damning trends on display here at MCPS that I see often as a current parent:

1) Bad performers are not only tolerated, but promoted. MCPS always knows who the troublemakers are. The problem is, for whatever reason, those people are never punished or held accountable. Rather, the whistleblowers are the ones who get punished.

2) A culture that lacks transparency and accountability. How can this guy have THIS many reports on him that lead to "no conclusion" and still get promoted repeatedly? Who is his backer within MCPS? Why is it not offering clarity and specificity to its own employees as to the results of their own internal investigations? It's all shrouded under the guise of privacy, but it's a cover to do nothing and say nothing and not have to tell people about it.

3) MCPS only responds to PR issues. Over and over again, MCPS continues to bury its head in the sand or drag its feet when you try to work within the system. But once the media starts getting involved, THEN and only then, do they start to act. This is infuriating. It shouldn't take the media, who is asking the same questions parents and teachers have been asking, for MCPS to finally do the right thing.

In reading the article, Dr. Beidelman is sociopath and an unrepentant liar. Not only does he need to be fired, but several of his enablers as well. Dr. McKnight needs to stop letting bad actors get away with murder just because they're also people of color. It's not ok.

My former principal brought vodka to school and was just as vindictive as this guy. Just as many complaints. He is going to be admin at a different school now. We are scared of retaliation so in same position.

What school was this? I reported a former principal whose office smelled like alcohol. I worked with him for one year. When I made the report to two directors, I was told I was not the only person who had notified them. Then, the principal was allowed to finish the school year. He was demoted to an AP position at Farquhar MS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The board should take the investigation out of the central office’s hands because they’ve already been implicated in the Post story.

The article said it's now been referred to the county inspector general. That's not central office.

[Anonymous]

Horrifying article.

[Anonymous]

Bottom line: very bad leadership.

This is terrible and people in management at MCPS are failing.

Also, don't tell me that this guy or any of these administrators prioritize the well-being of students and allow staff to be abused like this.

The environment where teachers work is the environment where students learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First of all, Khalid Walker take the claims but does not determine whether they move forward into an investigation. That is up to Michaels Simmons and Greg Edmundson who should be directly responsibility and the most heat for this. Their names should be plastered all over the news regarding the gross mishandling of this scandal

This was written by Khalid Walker or his partner/friend. Khalid should have disagreed with his superiors if they told him this case was closed. Otherwise, Khalid is just collecting a paycheck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are so many shameful and damning trends on display here at MCPS that I see often as a current parent:

1) Bad performers are not only tolerated, but promoted. MCPS always knows who the troublemakers are. The problem is, for whatever reason, those people are never punished or held accountable. Rather, the whistleblowers are the ones who get punished.

2) A culture that lacks transparency and accountability. How can this guy have THIS many reports on him that lead to "no conclusion" and still get promoted repeatedly? Who is his backer within MCPS? Why is it not offering clarity and specificity to its own employees as to the results of their own internal investigations? It's all shrouded under the guise of privacy, but it's a cover to do nothing and say nothing and not have to tell people about it.

3) MCPS only responds to PR issues. Over and over again, MCPS continues to bury its head in the sand or drag its feet when you try to work within the system. But once the media starts getting involved, THEN and only then, do they start to act. This is infuriating. It shouldn't take the media, who is asking the same questions parents and teachers have been asking, for MCPS to finally do the right thing.

In reading the article, Dr. Beidelman is sociopath and an unrepentant liar. Not only does he need to be fired, but several of his enablers as well. Dr. McKnight needs to stop letting bad actors get away with murder just because they're also people of color. It's not ok.

Not just because he was black, but because he promoted equity aggressively - refused to keep certain kids in regular, not advanced, classes, because that would skew race ratios and put more non-whites in regular, fewer in advanced. This despite post-pandemic teacher concerns that some kids needed more support.

As long as someone pays lip service to equity, MCPS will ignore EVERYTHING ELSE!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First of all, Khalid Walker take the claims but does not determine whether they move forward into an investigation. That is up to Michaels Simmons and Greg Edmundson who should be directly responsibility and the most heat for this. Their names should be plastered all over the news regarding the gross mishandling of this scandal

This was written by Khalid Walker or his partner/friend. Khalid should have disagreed with his superiors if they told him this case was closed. Otherwise, Khalid is just collecting a paycheck.

How do you know he didn't?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are so many shameful and damning trends on display here at MCPS that I see often as a current parent:

1) Bad performers are not only tolerated, but promoted. MCPS always knows who the troublemakers are. The problem is, for whatever reason, those people are never punished or held accountable. Rather, the whistleblowers are the ones who get punished.

2) A culture that lacks transparency and accountability. How can this guy have THIS many reports on him that lead to "no conclusion" and still get promoted repeatedly? Who is his backer within MCPS? Why is it not offering clarity and specificity to its own employees as to the results of their own internal investigations? It's all shrouded under the guise of privacy, but it's a cover to do nothing and say nothing and not have to tell people about it.

3) MCPS only responds to PR issues. Over and over again, MCPS continues to bury its head in the sand or drag its feet when you try to work within the system. But once the media starts getting involved, THEN and only then, do they start to act. This is infuriating. It shouldn't take the media, who is asking the same questions parents and teachers have been asking, for MCPS to finally do the right thing.

In reading the article, Dr. Beidelman is sociopath and an unrepentant liar. Not only does he need to be fired, but several of his enablers as well. Dr. McKnight needs to stop letting bad actors get away with murder just because they're also people of color. It's not ok.

Not just because he was black, but because he promoted equity aggressively - refused to keep certain kids in regular, not advanced, classes, because that would skew race ratios and put more non-whites in regular, fewer in advanced. This despite post-pandemic teacher concerns that some kids needed more support.

As long as someone pays lip service to equity, MCPS will ignore EVERYTHING ELSE!

Yes and this is a direct reflection of the larger politics in this area.
Our local principal is a justice warrior who tweets non. Stop. About social justice but has yet to deliver a message encouraging academics or "hey kids! Read a book this summer!"
I'm so tired of the negative fallout in our lives, our children's lives, our neighbors and teachers lives from this disastrous political agenda.
I'm a moderate Democrat. I've had enough of this.

[Anonymous]

For those saying this happened because this person is Black and male...there may be some truth to that but I think it's really MORE about management protecting other people in management.

Basically, at all steps in the process, managers are DISINCENTIVIZED in a number of ways from bringing light to these problems and dealing with them. Easier, quicker, and keeps the spotlight off you (in the short term) to kick the can down the road to someone else, obfuscate, gaslight, suppress, and ignore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: My former principal brought vodka to school and was just as vindictive as this guy. Just as many complaints. He is going to be admin at a different school now. We are scared of retaliation so in same position.

Hope you will contact the article's reporter and get another exposé going!

[Anonymous]

If they were hiding this, imagine what else is going on

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First of all, Khalid Walker take the claims but does not determine whether they move forward into an investigation. That is up to Michaels Simmons and Greg Edmundson who should be directly responsibility and the most heat for this. Their names should be plastered all over the news regarding the gross mishandling of this scandal

This was written by Khalid Walker or his partner/friend. Khalid should have disagreed with his superiors if they told him this case was closed. Otherwise, Khalid is just collecting a paycheck.

How do you know he didn't?

Khalid, if you had the evidence reported in WAPO (I assume you had more) and you still went along with the decision to close the case, you are part of the problem my friend.

[Anonymous]

Start naming names, let see how far this go!