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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 have done none of this, 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]

And? Yes, the petition was an extreme action. The DCPS (or PJ?) decision to effect reassignment before the end of the year was dramatic.

The change is disruptive, but the situation was untenable. 
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If this situation is what you consider untenable, then you have had a blessed life. Not one person has argued that Hardy is idyllic; but people on here are acting as if no learning has happened, as if its impossible to survive a day without being injured, and none of that is true.

[b]To not give a person one year to learn how to do an incredibly complex job is absolutely ridiculous[/b]. The way some of you continue to justify your behavior, despite the fact that you've set the school up for a miserable transition, is really disheartening.[/quote]

It's highly probable that there was more going on than any of us outside of DCPS Central are privy to, but from what I've read and heard the issue was not just a lack of competency (which no one can reasonably expect of a first year principal) but of honesty, transparency, and openness to support. Competency can indeed be built up over time, but the other issues were more problematic and suggest that things would not have improved with time.  [/quote]

+1 I agree with this. I just don't know why they didn't announce that he wouldn't be returning and start a new principal search? No one would have had a problem with that INCLUDING all the drunk egotistical incapable angry teachers terrified of accountability.

-One of the *many* drunk, egotistical, incapable, angry, [highly effective in a high needs subject area] teachers weighing in on this thread. LOL[/quote]

Maybe he quit?[/quote]

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