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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If tackling structural racism means asking a parent to not advocate for their kid in the best way they can, I don’t see how we’ll make progress.

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I think what most people are trying to tell you on this thread is that you are not advocating for kids in the best way possible[/quote]

Why is this not the best way? Because you have created a racism straw man to deflect from an actual discussion? Your starting position is because the principal was black people needed to be careful because he's brittle. Setting aside the offensive racist stereotype of a black leader who can't handle criticism or meet the standard, the way you've set up the "rules" means anything but stroking his hair and telling him he's wonderful for trying hard is racism.

You have lots of commentary for how this was not the right way to do it. Tell us (without injecting false accusations of racism) what should have been done. We'll wait...[/quote]

I and many other posters [u]have done none of this[/u], so I don't really feel like there is anything to respond to here. I've shared above why this has damaged the school community not just this year but going forward. [/quote]

Freudian slip aside (you have indeed done "none of this"), I can't find it on the almost 40 pages of preceding posts. I can find plenty of examples of people incorrectly claiming the parents went from nothing to removal in one meeting, but that has been debunked with facts and details. Why don't you point us to the posts where anyone suggests anything other than claiming removal was racism. Or just offer a suggestion for what could have been done?

Again, we'll wait...
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You could let the people in charge of DCPS work with a new leader. They would have probably put him on a PIP, been more hands on with the school from the start next year, send in some swing support from central. You chose to overstep and its done now. I guess you will all have to live with whomever comes next, and [b]whatever staff remains[/b].

I can tell you though, as someone who works personnel, filling classrooms with bodies is easy. Filling them with good teachers who want to be there is tough. Any highly qualified teacher in DCPS is getting multiple offers these days, and I have no idea why they would choose Hardy after this.[/quote]

My lord you think a lot of yourselves. [/quote]

I do. I've worked hard to become a great teacher, and I take a lot of pride in my work. I don't like the way this went down and some of my colleages feel the same. I don't think its a negative to be confident in your abilities and assured that you can find a better role elsewhere. Adjusting to new administration can often be an additional burden and I'd rather do that at a school that doesn't have this sort of parent - school relationship.[/quote]

It seems such an odd set of conclusions you've drawn about the parent-school relationship.

Have your relationships with parents been any different this year?

Do you not think the parent should complain first to school admin and then to DCPS admin when they are very concerned about the daily experience of their kids?

Why do you find it strange for DCPS at times to make personnel decisions without first polling for teacher input?

Did you sign the WTU Covid letter about delaying re-opening?  Do you have find the concept of a petition to be fundamentally wrong?[/quote]

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