tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post2232971796653052086..comments2023-10-01T06:53:05.812-04:00Comments on The Washington Teacher: Allegations Surface: DC Principal Receives Monthly Wine Shipment at NW Elementary SchoolCandi Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266880795971626269noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-83911096354898546162015-08-16T00:13:33.853-04:002015-08-16T00:13:33.853-04:00If this principal is liked by Chancellor Henderson...If this principal is liked by Chancellor Henderson, nothing will happen. She will not receive a reprimand or lose her position. However, if a DCPS teacher had done the same thing (have wine delivered to a DCPS), he or she would have been put under investigation, drug tested, and fired. This school system protects its managers, no matter what corrupt, unethical, illegal, or morally reprehensible things they do. Teachers and others of lower rank are treated very harshly and shown zero sympathy. That's DCPS under Kaya Henderson and Jason Kamras.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-74836139154890080142015-07-21T13:13:06.748-04:002015-07-21T13:13:06.748-04:00My three year old daughter will attend Tubman next...My three year old daughter will attend Tubman next month, so I read your post with some interest. <br /><br />At first blush, I thought it was amusing that America's puritanical attitude to alcohol is alive and well 80-odd-years after the end of prohibition.<br /><br />But then, I have to admit, I found a more sinister undertone. <br /><br />Fair minded people could argue about your premise -- that it's strange to have wine delivered to work. I don't think it is, but set that aside, and set aside the fact that the actions of the "Fed-X" employee were morally (and legally) questionable. I think the post itself raises a number of questions:<br /><br />First, as a parent, I asked myself: do you have any evidence that she is an alcoholic and/or unfit for her job? <br /><br />As a professional journalist I find myself asking -- what is your motive for posting this? Did you think it raises an interesting -- if slightly esoteric -- debate about the necessity of signatures for wine deliveries? About DCPS policy toward those deliveries? About the application of alcohol possession rules? Or could it be that you have a very very thinly veiled political agenda? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-89043317263297780762015-07-21T11:54:53.001-04:002015-07-21T11:54:53.001-04:00As an employer, I can't imagine having any pro...As an employer, I can't imagine having any problem with a win delivery to our place of work that did not involve consumption at the workplace. Get a grip, people, deliveries get stolen from front porches in this town all the time (including my own this weekend). It is a routine fact that many people who live in DC have deliveries sent to the work place in order to make sure they arrive safely. <br /><br />As a parent, this also doesn't bother me in the least absent any evidence of use or abuse around the kids at the school. My kids can survive seeing a box of wine. If you are concerned about the example set, maybe you should consider whether treating even the sight of an alcohol bottle as an enormous taboo is a wise way to spend your time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-85332728752430151832015-07-10T10:25:32.277-04:002015-07-10T10:25:32.277-04:00You all are very lenient on her. Let's be hone...You all are very lenient on her. Let's be honest, if you did it you would have been fired in a NY minute! Just saying. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-10478636088578484292015-07-08T02:40:14.821-04:002015-07-08T02:40:14.821-04:00Why isn't this information sent to the news ou...Why isn't this information sent to the news outlets and the newspapers????? This could be major! It needs to dealt with. Sam Ford with news channel 7, Bruce Johnson with channel 9 news, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-47348340140712027662015-07-07T16:49:08.839-04:002015-07-07T16:49:08.839-04:00Poor judgement on her part. I would take it into a...Poor judgement on her part. I would take it into account along with other circumstances where she has made unprofessional and questionable decisions. For example how does she interact with families and staff? What is the percentage of effective and highly effective teachers compared to developing or ineffective? How does she score her staff's core professionalism? Is it harsher than usual? All of these would be considerations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-71049582280807359502015-07-07T10:31:43.148-04:002015-07-07T10:31:43.148-04:00This principal obviously used very poor judgement ...This principal obviously used very poor judgement and should receive some type of reprimand but I don't think she should be fired unless it is shown that she is actually drinking the wine at school. I am assuming that she is having it delivered at school and not at her home because an adult needs to sign for it so it can't be just dropped off like other types of FedEx deliveries. Again, very inappropriate but not worthy of being fired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-28417842477595210252015-07-06T09:18:41.655-04:002015-07-06T09:18:41.655-04:00As a parent, I would be very concerned about this ...As a parent, I would be very concerned about this action. Even if she did not plan to drink the wine at school, having it sent to the school is against school policy. What other policies has she broken?<br /><br />DCPS teachers and staff (excluding administrators) are held to a standard higher than the most conservative baptist church in the south! LOL!!! All jokes aside, it is imperative that administrators be held to the same high standard as teachers! DCPS employees can be drug tested at the slightest suspicion of impairment. To me, this delivery is beyond suspicion for this principal! <br /><br />I have no problem with accountability, but everyone must be held accountable. It takes a village to raise a child. A drunk villager however is a serious problem! This principal needs to resign! DCPS needs to hold principals accountable and exercise better judgment when hiring school leaders! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7097158142844550473.post-50389008433783721632015-07-05T21:13:11.979-04:002015-07-05T21:13:11.979-04:00Good evening . As an educator, I feel that she sho...Good evening . As an educator, I feel that she should be removed from her position . Why is she having this delivered to the school as opposed to her home ? Is she planning to drink it at school? If I were a parent , I would call for her immediate removal . She is an educational leader and this is very inappropriate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com