Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 17:19     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:All of you paid Mr. Bs legal fees. Now that’s funny 😂


So the teacher that sued him paid Mr.Bs legal fees too!!! $300k minus…
After paying for lawyers for herself and Mr. B she was left with chump change.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 15:48     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All of you paid Mr. Bs legal fees. Now that’s funny 😂


You mean kids paid. Yes, very funny that kids were punished by loss of teachers.


Kids don't pay taxes. Their parents do.


They paid with the loss of their education.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 15:01     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The union wouldn’t pay legal fees for his victims. New super needs to give answers ASAP about this. Fatquhar teachers deserve to know the truth about how their employer protected this predator.


Principals are in a different union than teachers.


Yes. Adam looked further into the MCAAP contract language:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/07/12/mcps-administrators-fully-indemnified-from-legal-costs/


Yup. I figured this had to do with MCAAP and its contract.

While people often fault the MCEA as being the downfall of MCPS and being the most powerful union in the system, it's really MCAAP that holds the most cards and influences. Principals are kings and queens of their respective school communities with an alarming amount of unchecked power to do or not do whatever they want. It's scary.


There should be a denial for legal financial protection when the principal is found to be acting with moral turpitude.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:50     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:All of you paid Mr. Bs legal fees. Now that’s funny 😂


You mean kids paid. Yes, very funny that kids were punished by loss of teachers.


Kids don't pay taxes. Their parents do.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:44     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:All of you paid Mr. Bs legal fees. Now that’s funny 😂


You mean kids paid. Yes, very funny that kids were punished by loss of teachers.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 14:43     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
All of you paid Mr. Bs legal fees. Now that’s funny 😂
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 11:29     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The union wouldn’t pay legal fees for his victims. New super needs to give answers ASAP about this. Fatquhar teachers deserve to know the truth about how their employer protected this predator.


Principals are in a different union than teachers.


Yes. Adam looked further into the MCAAP contract language:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/07/12/mcps-administrators-fully-indemnified-from-legal-costs/


Yup. I figured this had to do with MCAAP and its contract.

While people often fault the MCEA as being the downfall of MCPS and being the most powerful union in the system, it's really MCAAP that holds the most cards and influences. Principals are kings and queens of their respective school communities with an alarming amount of unchecked power to do or not do whatever they want. It's scary.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 09:55     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The union wouldn’t pay legal fees for his victims. New super needs to give answers ASAP about this. Fatquhar teachers deserve to know the truth about how their employer protected this predator.


Principals are in a different union than teachers.


Yes. Adam looked further into the MCAAP contract language:

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/07/12/mcps-administrators-fully-indemnified-from-legal-costs/
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2024 08:06     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:The union wouldn’t pay legal fees for his victims. New super needs to give answers ASAP about this. Fatquhar teachers deserve to know the truth about how their employer protected this predator.


Principals are in a different union than teachers.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2024 21:15     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
The union wouldn’t pay legal fees for his victims. New super needs to give answers ASAP about this. Fatquhar teachers deserve to know the truth about how their employer protected this predator.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2024 19:44     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Wow. Does anyone with an understanding of either employment or union law want to weigh in.

Were they obligated to pay his fees by union regulations, maybe? That sounds far-fetched but I don't know why else they would be on the hook.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2024 19:30     Subject: Re:Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:MCPS Paid Beidleman’s Defense Attorneys $68,369.64

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/07/11/mcps-paid-beidlemans-defense-attorneys/



Adam Pagnucco is doing good work. WaPo should've been following this thread since they broke the story.
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2024 19:14     Subject: Re:Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:MCPS Paid Beidleman’s Defense Attorneys $68,369.64

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/07/11/mcps-paid-beidlemans-defense-attorneys/



Wow
Anonymous
Post 07/11/2024 19:13     Subject: Re:Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
MCPS Paid Beidleman’s Defense Attorneys $68,369.64

https://montgomeryperspective.com/2024/07/11/mcps-paid-beidlemans-defense-attorneys/

Anonymous
Post 06/03/2024 21:20     Subject: Judge orders MCPS to turn over "treasure trove" of documentation related to Beidleman case
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
This woman should have received a much higher settlement. I can only hope that more women will come out and file lawsuits against him.

I'm surprise that there aren't more victims suing MCPS.

Their lawyer just need to threaten to put MCPS officials on the stand, and they will win settlement.


We don’t trust MCPS to follow confidentiality laws. Everyone knows everyone’s business and you still get blacklisted for having boundaries and sticking up for yourself. Just look at how some people have been treated during involuntary transfer season. Individual schools have too much power and the many positions at Co that are supposed to oversee them have a carousel of changing personnel.

Understood.

I hope one victim near retirement age will come forward, sue MCPS, depose all the people involved, win a big jury award, and retire happily in a better place.