Having programs at schools and passing out gun locks is not going to solve the problem that has been allowed to grow for years - many years! The problem is that empty space between two ears of so many kids.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Shooting Death near RNE
Having programs at schools and passing out gun locks is not going to solve the problem that has been allowed to grow for years - many years! The problem is that empty space between two ears of so many kids.
R2 Teacher Being Disciplined for Cursing Student?
At the March 8, 2022 school board
meeting a 14-year-old student addressed the board about the January 25, 2022
uproar that occurred in the board room just prior to the 5:30PM start of the
meeting.
Watch this 3½-minute segment of the March
8th board meeting. It begins with the introduction of the second
speaker that evening. Tap this link: https://www.vibby.com/v/myUDgOZ2n
Shortly after he begins, you'll
hear trustee-elect and Chair Teresa Holmes interrupt the him to say
"No names"; the speaker had not mentioned a name, only a title. NOTE:
Board Policy BEDH does not prohibit the use of names or titles
by a speaker, but Holmes continues to admonish speakers who do mention names
and titles.
As the student continued and
related to the board what a Blythewood High School teacher had said to him on
January 25th, Trustee Manning interrupted and said he felt that the topic was a
personnel matter that was being addressed by Administration. Is it really?
Then Trustee McFadden spoke
about letting the student continue, and her opinion prevailed.
Now, are the profanities uttered
by Pamela Davis at the January 25, 2022 actually being addressed by Richland 2
School District as a personnel issue?
Does anyone on the planet think
that the HR Department will investigate and make a finding that the wife of the
superintendent disrupted the meeting and conducted herself in a manner
unbecoming that of a teacher? Will the HR Department recommend a suspension or
termination? And will the HR Department find against the superintendent?
Seriously?
If I were the superintendent, I
would direct HR to make a complete investigation and report, and I would insist
on honesty and transparency. I would have their report released to the public.
And there would be no retribution or retaliation against those who performed
their jobs responsibly and thoroughly.
The Board ducked its obligation
and responsibility to investigate the totality of the January 25th disruption,
when The Core Four on the board (the majority: Holmes, McKie, Caution-Parker,
Manning) would not support a Motion to investigate. Holmes based that on the decision by the Richland County Sheriff's Department not to file charges.
Isn't there still a law about
Disruption of Schools? Isn't there still a law about Disorderly Conduct? Isn't
there still a law about Assault?
I can assure you that Gus Philpott and Gary Ginn did not break any laws that night. And, if the actions of Pamela Davis and Baron Davis had been charged, it's very likely that plenty of witnesses would have been available to testify about their words and actions. Did the sheriff's department even seriously consider charges against the Davises?
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