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[quote=FCPSAlumnowMom][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=FCPSAlumnowMom][quote=Anonymous]OP’s behavior is going to get her sued for defamation or worse if she isn’t careful. [/quote]

How? 
The teacher calls herself Dr. at school.
By the teacher's own social media posts that she has put out to the public --  she doesn't call herself a doctor on LinkedIn or even mention she has a PhD. Her LinkedIn is completely viewable by the public. [b]On her Facebook page,  she says she has a PhD in Educational Studies, but doesn't say from where or when. That information she has provided is also left publicly viewable [/b]- along with her current job description that she is a "Protector of little people in purgatory."
[b]VADOE database does not show she has a PhD or EdD -- just a bachelor's and master's.
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These are facts - facts that she herself has supplied publicly.

So, how is that defamation that I've posted about it?  Defamation is a false statement presented as a fact.

She's the one that has provided the information. She's the one who has called herself Dr.

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How? Because it doesn’t matter what she calls herself. It could be a nickname. She could have a credential you don’t know about or isn’t listed. It doesn’t matter. What matters is you seem hell bent on ruining her reputation. This thread alone, with the identifying information, is enough to get you sued into oblivion. Your threats to go to the board suggest you want her to face some sort of consequences (for what? She hasn’t done anything wrong!). That’s what defamation is — lies about something that causes injury to their reputation.

I hope you do get sued. I am not a teacher, I am a parent. But your behavior as you describe it is far more egregious than anything this poor teacher has done in terms of honorifics she chooses for herself.

Back the hell off. [/quote]

NP here, just read this whole thread. It is entirely proper to resolve this discrepancy. The person states they have a PhD in one source but in others only the lower degrees are verified — this absolutely requires explanation.[/quote]

Not op here either. Have to say I agree. Requires explanation. A big discrepancy. I wouldn’t want my kids to be calling a professional by incorrect title. It’s unethical and the teacher is not leading with integrity if they are requesting that title to be used and haven’t actually earned doctorate. [/quote]

But OP’s kids DO NOT GO TO THE SCHOOL. Amazingly, this woman appears to be OP’s neighbor and friend. [/quote]

Noooo -- not neighbor (family moved awhile ago) and not friend, ever.

And I appreciate the PP who said it requires an explanation -- but as I said previously, after reading so many responses,  I was no longer looking for a response from the teacher or administration. This thread early on showed me that the majority of people were totally fine if she called herself and didn't have a doctorate OR suggested she did have one and just never reported it when she got it and didn't chose to report it and get the pay raise when she renewed her license in June. 
Someone asked then what I did want - I wrote:

[b][b]I think I would feel GREAT if it turns out VADOE was wrong. YAY - she can report it and get a pay raise!!
And if she really doesn't have it -- I think I would just like to see her be called Ms. or Mrs. X.
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And so, I sent an email to the teacher,  shared here, without asking for any response or explanation. Done.

I have felt such relief, as I said yesterday, that it's now out and I am thankful for this group for showing me that I could!

Not to say that I'm not sad that so many people really don't care if she calls herself a Dr or not and really went after me for caring (am I autistic? just bat shit crazy? So many shots at my sanity!). But then again, after reading some of the other recent threads about FLE and calendars... heck, there is a lot of crazy out there![/quote]

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