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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have no faith in MCPS but I truly believe Dr. Dodd cares. He couldn't even get through the letter he was so upset when he shared the news with staff. He was hand picked by Dr. Goodwin to be his successor, so Dr. Goodwin clearly thinks he's up to the task, too. This is a problem that runs deep. There are some principals who bury their head in the sand or worse, they know and do nothing, but this is not one of those cases. The real issue is the investigative piece and when MCPS decides, or doesn't decide, to do anything more than write a strongly worded letter for the teacher's record. [/quote]

Are you on Whitman staff?[/quote]

If there’s signs that an employee is breaking the Employee Code of Conduct (texting students, giving students rides, having students at his house, etc) but nothing criminal is known, what power does the principal have to get rid of the teacher/coach?

Can the principal put a teacher on par and not renew the athletic contract? Or is Central Office making the calls at that point? Who has the blame when criminal charges come forward later?

It seems like if a principal knows or should have known questionable behavior was occurring then that principal holds a good chunk of responsibility for not protecting children on his watch.  Same for everyone in Central Office that were aware of complaints but failed to step in to protect students.[/quote]

There are instances when principals know because teachers have alerted them to concerns. From what I have heard from Whitman teachers, I don’t believe this particular instance falls under that category. Some principals are disgusting and look out for “their own.”[/quote]

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