Anonymous
03/21/2024 17:17
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Teachers didn't like McKnight because she made them come to work.
Anonymous
03/21/2024 17:15
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Yes. Adding to that, when she visited our elem school last year, she came with three bodyguards…a bit excessive when we were not even fully staffed.
Anonymous
03/21/2024 17:04
Subject: Re:[Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Just remember: MCPS thought this needed to be settled immediately. The Vigna victims had to litigate. The Gaithersburg sex assault victim had to go all the way to a jury. The Damascus victims had to go through years of litigation while MCPS denied it had any responsibility to provide for safety in school before finally settling after the judge rejected their defenses. What is it about this case that made MCPS handle differently? No one who defends this settlement in any way or who supported this settlement deserves to be on the school board.
To be fair, this was a smaller settlement amount. Even if McKnight wouldn't have won a discrimination lawsuit, she had a good enough case that it could have spent years in litigation. It was cheaper to settle.
Anonymous
03/21/2024 16:51
Subject: Re:[Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Just remember: MCPS thought this needed to be settled immediately. The Vigna victims had to litigate. The Gaithersburg sex assault victim had to go all the way to a jury. The Damascus victims had to go through years of litigation while MCPS denied it had any responsibility to provide for safety in school before finally settling after the judge rejected their defenses. What is it about this case that made MCPS handle differently? No one who defends this settlement in any way or who supported this settlement deserves to be on the school board.
Anonymous
03/21/2024 16:12
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:From my perspective, and I admit I do not know many details, I can see how, if Dr. McKnight maybe didn't know the scope of B's issues, and knew him personally, and also may have believed he was just being targeted, promoting him was a decision she felt she could make. There has been so. much. over the years in MCPS, and some comes to light and some doesn't, for some people but not others. That is all. I'm not an MCPS employee but I am an alum and also a parent and I've seen a lot over the years even given the vast scope of what I can't know. Crap everywhere in any system. i do think MCPS needs a huge shift in being more transparent and not being terrified (at individual & institutional levels) to take responsibility and admit & try to rectify grave mistakes.
At a Sept. 28 Montgomery County Council hearing about the Beidleman investigation, McKnight said she “was not aware that there was an internal investigation against Dr. Joel Beidleman at the time of his promotion.” There's speculation that she may have known but no concrete evidence.
Anonymous
03/21/2024 15:31
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
From my perspective, and I admit I do not know many details, I can see how, if Dr. McKnight maybe didn't know the scope of B's issues, and knew him personally, and also may have believed he was just being targeted, promoting him was a decision she felt she could make. There has been so. much. over the years in MCPS, and some comes to light and some doesn't, for some people but not others. That is all. I'm not an MCPS employee but I am an alum and also a parent and I've seen a lot over the years even given the vast scope of what I can't know. Crap everywhere in any system. i do think MCPS needs a huge shift in being more transparent and not being terrified (at individual & institutional levels) to take responsibility and admit & try to rectify grave mistakes.
Anonymous
03/21/2024 15:16
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Sure, but that doesn't justify blaming her for something she had no involvement in.
Monifa was the one that promoted Beidleman to Paint Branch despite knowing ALL his baggage. It was more important for her to have the optics of a black male principal than to stand up against a serial sexual harasser. She made sure everything was swept under the rug and know she doesn't have a job. She was completely involved. BOE should have fought her in court.
Nobody knew all his baggage. The anonymous complaints were being investigated. Please stop gaslighting.
She might not have known ALL of his baggage, but she knew enough of his mess to know that promoting him could be a risky bet. She just thought she was more powerful than she proved to be (likely because she'd seen her white-male predecessors successfully strongarm in this manner) and thought she'd get away with it anyway.
There was no evidence of this in the report. Are you claiming to have inside knowledge or something?
Anonymous
03/21/2024 15:11
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Sure, but that doesn't justify blaming her for something she had no involvement in.
Monifa was the one that promoted Beidleman to Paint Branch despite knowing ALL his baggage. It was more important for her to have the optics of a black male principal than to stand up against a serial sexual harasser. She made sure everything was swept under the rug and know she doesn't have a job. She was completely involved. BOE should have fought her in court.
Nobody knew all his baggage. The anonymous complaints were being investigated. Please stop gaslighting.
She might not have known ALL of his baggage, but she knew enough of his mess to know that promoting him could be a risky bet. She just thought she was more powerful than she proved to be (likely because she'd seen her white-male predecessors successfully strongarm in this manner) and thought she'd get away with it anyway.
Anonymous
03/21/2024 15:00
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Sure, but that doesn't justify blaming her for something she had no involvement in.
Monifa was the one that promoted Beidleman to Paint Branch despite knowing ALL his baggage. It was more important for her to have the optics of a black male principal than to stand up against a serial sexual harasser. She made sure everything was swept under the rug and know she doesn't have a job. She was completely involved. BOE should have fought her in court.
Nobody knew all his baggage. The anonymous complaints were being investigated. Please stop gaslighting.
Anonymous
03/20/2024 19:06
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Sure, but that doesn't justify blaming her for something she had no involvement in.
Monifa was the one that promoted Beidleman to Paint Branch despite knowing ALL his baggage. It was more important for her to have the optics of a black male principal than to stand up against a serial sexual harasser. She made sure everything was swept under the rug and know she doesn't have a job. She was completely involved. BOE should have fought her in court.
What happened under Jack Smith and Josh Starr was probably ten times worse and the board didn’t want any of that coming out. It’s the only explanation for her departure and silence being worth a million dollars.
Anonymous
03/20/2024 18:38
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Sure, but that doesn't justify blaming her for something she had no involvement in.
Monifa was the one that promoted Beidleman to Paint Branch despite knowing ALL his baggage. It was more important for her to have the optics of a black male principal than to stand up against a serial sexual harasser. She made sure everything was swept under the rug and know she doesn't have a job. She was completely involved. BOE should have fought her in court.
What happened under Jack Smith and Josh Starr was probably ten times worse and the board didn’t want any of that coming out. It’s the only explanation for her departure and silence being worth a million dollars.
Anonymous
03/20/2024 17:53
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Sure, but that doesn't justify blaming her for something she had no involvement in.
Monifa was the one that promoted Beidleman to Paint Branch despite knowing ALL his baggage. It was more important for her to have the optics of a black male principal than to stand up against a serial sexual harasser. She made sure everything was swept under the rug and know she doesn't have a job. She was completely involved. BOE should have fought her in court.
Anonymous
03/20/2024 17:14
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't even like Monifa, but sending her up the river for this seems wrong.
Right, but with a $1.3M settlement, she's hardly being sent up the river. That amount is tantamount to an admission of wrongdoing on MCPS's part.
It was in her contract so well deserved even.
No it wasn't. Did you bother to look at her contact? The contract provided for 12 months severance in the event of early termination without cause.
Anonymous
03/20/2024 17:01
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don't even like Monifa, but sending her up the river for this seems wrong.
Right, but with a $1.3M settlement, she's hardly being sent up the river. That amount is tantamount to an admission of wrongdoing on MCPS's part.
It was in her contract so well deserved even.
Anonymous
03/20/2024 17:01
Subject: [Washington Post] Ex-Montgomery superintendent McKnight to get $1.3M in separation deal
Anonymous wrote:Teachers did not like Monifa. She comes across as fake, nothing genuine about her. Very shallow.
Sure, but that doesn't justify blaming her for something she had no involvement in.