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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, thanks for posting that.

I quote, from that email you posted, which was sent out on the 15th, nine days ago, when the incident happened, [b]"no student’s grades will be negatively affected"[/b]

As I read that, it's crystal clear that [b]grades will not be affected[/b] - there's simply NO other way to interpret that, and that all of the "fear", and business about "frightened children" and "uncertainty" and everything else that's been trotted out over the course of the last week is totally unwarranted - and not to mention all of the bashing along with it.  That's not "messaging" - it's a clear statement, and I can see zero reason whatsoever for this overblown nine-day kerfluffle.

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Well genius, the kids did not get the email.  Most of the parents did not get the email that night (because they were too busy comforting their kids about an experience that was emotionally traumatic for most of them.)  Some of the parents don't have computers, and some do not speak English.  If that message was so clear, why were the rumors still flying at the beginning of this week amongst the students, who are the ones that matter.  If I were trying to use google translate to get that from Greek I am sure I would come up with kerfluffle.

But more to the point, at the very least the Chemistry teacher and one other staff member were aware that despite that email message that had so many unclear statements in it, the kids were STILL scared and confused THIS week, and had a meeting with the upset kids to reassure them and they did not believe it,  maybe because they have been erroneously given Friday Reflection one time too many.

Again, this is less about what the Dean said than how the students felt.  This is less about what Mr. Louis said than how it was interpreted (to some it was incomprehensible, for some it made them furious, and some thought we were dealing with really expensive lab equipment,)

Sorry, but all he had to do was man up.  And he did not.  End of story, and bye bye more students after 8th.[/quote]

[b]On Oct 15, 2014 6:59 PM, "Cameron Louis" &lt;cameron.louis@basisdc.org&gt; wrote:

Good evening everyone,

I just wanted to take a quick moment to follow up regarding an incident that took place in Ms. Pickett’s Chemistry classroom and our response.[/b]

There was no response except this email, but let's proceed.

[b]Our Dean of Students may have incorrectly messaged to the whole element that their grades might be adversely affected by one student’s decision to steal lab materials.[/b]

He just messed up the message, he did not terrorize the kids, or exceed his authority by threatening their grades, and BTW, I am definitely NOT going to tell you that the "lab materials" were candy, or that he and the teacher stepped out and gave the kids 5 minutes to find the candy and his statement was in response to their failure to find the candy,

[b] We’ve taken a number of steps to make sure that this messaging was retracted and that the students feel comfortable with what transpired.[/b]

Oh fearless leader, pray tell what steps were those?  Because your footprints are invisible.  You surely cannot have meant that on that day you intended the Chem teacher the following week to try (and fail) to reassure these scared students that they and their grades were safe.

[b]I don’t want to make this a bigger issue than it was,[/b]

you could have avoided every subsequent issue that came up just by coming into the class with the Dean and telling not messaging the kids that you as the HOS would never let their grades be affected - and the Dean made a mistake.  Nothing more nothing less.

[b] but I did want to share with you all that no student’s grades will be negatively affected. [/b]

double negative and at the end when some parents had already thrown in the towel as in F you, my kid is crying, and you don't want to make it a bigger issue than it was?  It is a heck of a bigger issue now than it was then boss man

[b]Thank you and know that we’re constantly reflecting on how to make BASIS the best, student-centered environment possible and on how to be better for all of your students. [/b]

Yes your behavior here and the tardy policy being selectively and not transparently enforced convince us that you are student - centered rather than self centered.

[b]Thank you all and I hope that you’re having a wonderful week! [/b]

Oh fearless leader boss man, of course we are, because you make every day better for us and you certainly have given us a wonderful week.

Peanut gallery, feel free to comment on said email under said circumstances and explain to the rest of these idiots why maybe just maybe the email did not quite get the message through......... and was totally inappropriate under the circumstances.

Please, somebody, anybody, help me out here with these BOOSTERS
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