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[quote=Anonymous]Former Takoma teacher here.

I got into teaching because I love it. I’m passionate and driven and I would do anything for my students.

Working for Clayton almost completely destroyed my passion, and made me actively suicidal. He is Janus (the god of deception) personified. He will say one thing to your face and then trash you up and down behind your back. He leaves no room for his staff to grow in their profession, no matter how much they want to. He has a weird hang up about his white staff, treating them FAR differently than his staff of color. I would go home sobbing every night, and I’d sit in the parking lot in the mornings trying to force myself to go in the building. He moves his staff around as punishment and weaponizes Impact scores. Working for him, and really the whole admin team, is like navigating a minefield every day of your life. My family was genuinely concerned that I would harm myself.

And then I switched to a different school district and found my passion again. I work for an admin that encourages my growth, makes it clear that the mental health of staff is just as important as the mental health of students, and wants to create the best possible environment for both students and staff. We have a pretty unique population in our school, and my admin is fully committed to doing everything possible for everyone who sets foot in the building. I remember why I love teaching now, and plan to do it for a long time.

Y’all know he is here because he failed in Florida, right? He was demoted from his administrative position and came to DC because he got his panties in a twist about it. He created an admin position out of thin air for his bestie (who couldn’t make it as a teacher because his students were absolutely terrified of him), and now that person spends his entire day antagonizing the students.

Clayton makes a big show of calling himself “the PrinciPAL,” but the truth is that he’s only a pal if you’re willing to bow and scrape and grovel. If you have an actual opinion and it’s different from his? Good luck, you’ll be miserable.[/quote]

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