Rhee's Letter to Teachers

[jsteele]

Bill Turque has a post about a report Michelle Rhee submitted to the DC Council regarding her statement about getting rid of teachers who hit and had sex with students.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcschools/2010/02/report_twelve_teachers_fired_f.html

Towards the end of the post, he quotes from a letter that Rhee send to teachers on Friday, warning them of possible stories provoked by that report. Based on the quotes Turque provides, this letter suggests a real change of tone from Rhee. For instance, he quotes her as saying:

"I am concerned that media reports may again leave the impression-- unfairly and inaccurately--that this is a broader problem in DCPS than it is. It's not true, and I know the Council will join the Mayor and I in making that clear if and when they choose to make this report public. The vast majority of DCPS teachers are the hardest working people I have ever seen, dedicated to making sure our students succeed and going beyond their job descriptions every day to make a difference in the lives of the children in their classroom."

Do any of you have a copy of this letter and would be willing to post its text here, or email it to me so that I can post it? I'd love to see the complete letter. It's a lot better than I'm used to hearing form the Chancellor.

[Anonymous]

Wow!!! I would love to see this letter too!