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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Younkin's tip line is about accountability - we the parents are holding the teachers, school board, and superintendent accountable.  No wonder this scares the left.[/quote]
Accountable for what? [/quote]

It's a defense mechanism by those with hurt egos who now feel the need to project their feelings of powerlessness onto teachers. The tip line is a consolation prize.[/quote]

To the contrary, it's about accountability and good governance, both of which are anathema to those teachers who want total autonomy and zero accountability.  The lack of accountability had been their consolation prize for mediocre pay, and now they're sulking because it's being taken away. [/quote]

So here's my genuine question--What happens after you send in your tip? Let's say that you, a parent of a high school student, email the tip line to report that your child was told in history class something that you interpret to be CRT. What is the next step? Who reads that email? What do they do with that information? Who do they report it to? What is the outcome? I feel like without those answers, the whole thing is just theater designed to make parents feel empowered but not much more.[/quote]

How do you think existing whistleblower programs work?

You have to have someone to screen the complaints.  The majority are petty grievances (in this context, it might be complaints about teachers who don't let kids retake tests, or seem to have "teacher's pets," or wear clothing that a parent thinks is inappropriate, or the like) and are not investigated.

Then you have other complaints that appear to raise legitimate concerns, or may be evidenced through multiple complaints (say, what appear to be 5-10 different parents complaining that a particular teacher is telling kids that all White Americans should be ashamed of their ancestors, or that Asian Americans have never faced "real" discrimination, or that a school administration is organizing events that only students of certain races or ethnicities are allowed to attend).  Those types of complaints are more likely to be investigated or brought to the attention of school officials, with the expectation that there will be an investigation, along with a determination as to whether the alleged misconduct was substantiated and, if so, what remedial actions have been taken.  Potentially, in an egregious case, the VDOE might investigate directly and take action to terminate a teacher's state license.

To some degree, these complaints already occasionally get lodged at the local level.  Youngkin's program just provides another way to raise such concerns with state government instead.  The only reason why someone really would be upset is if they thought state government would take them more seriously than local school systems that have a tendency to always circle the wagons (resulting, unfortunately, in greater liability for the local systems in some instances). [/quote]

I don't think these programs work. Just look at our "leaders" lots of whistle blowing and the conservatives act like they didn't hear/see anything. It's all to get you to think Youngkin is really "here" for parents.
Enjoy your made up tip line.[/quote]

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