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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After reading that email from the HOS, I think a lot of people need more instruction in English, both in writing and reading comprehension. He does seem to try to mask his inexperience with a lot of jargon.

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Jargon indeed.  Whatever else this is, it is embarrassing.

And inadequate under the circumstances that the children have described.

When there is a crisis, especially when children are involved, what is needed is absolutely crystal clear language from the leadership.  This hardly measures up at all:

On Oct 15, 2014 6:59 PM, "Cameron Louis" <cameron.louis@basisdc.org> wrote:

Good evening everyone,

I just wanted to take a quick moment to follow up regarding an [b]incident[/b] that took place in Ms. Pickett’s Chemistry classroom and our response. Our [b]Dean[/b] of Students [b]may have incorrectly messaged to the whole element[/b] that their grades [b]might be adversely affected[/b] by one student’s decision to [b]steal lab materials.[/b] We’ve taken a number of steps to make sure that [b]this messaging was retracted and that the students feel comfortable with what transpired.[/b] I don’t want to make this a bigger issue than it was, but I did want to share with you all that [b]no[/b] student’s grades [b]will be negatively affected.[/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. Thank you all and [b]I hope that you’re having a wonderful week! [/b]

The other thing you quickly learn when tweens are involved and there has been a serious incident, and I view the Dean of Students threatening to fail an entire Chemistry class, clearly not in a cool, calm and collected manner, as a serious incident, especially if it indeed was in response to their diligent efforts to find the candy in question,

is that the children will need to be reassured again on Monday, after they have processed the event, by someone who has authority over the Dean, who will come into their class to answer any questions

and their parents may need to be reassured again as well, but usually, when the children calm down, the parents follow soon after, because it is of course the fact that the children are upset, not really why they are upset, or the legitimacy of it, the rationality of it, that is upsetting the parents

I cannot quite imagine how bad this was, but for someone with apparent authority to threaten the academic standing of a group of 13 year olds, just in and of itself, shocks me. They could go a long way toward rehabilitating the reputation of Basis by terminating that Dean's employment as a real consequence for his behavior, and a lesson to all in the community that no one has the right to make that kind of threat this way.  That it is absolutely inexcusable and will not be tolerated.
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