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This blog is rated PG:
First from Leslie M. Shoals...
Actually, the men are saying he does that weird thing men do,,, "nipple twisting" as they are explaining how "innocent" he is.
I asked if it was little boys he was doing that to and I get a scorned look!!
It is not proper nor is he a good role model with that kind of behavior. But then again, look at others in MSCS...
* High school Coach Balentine beats his wife while having affair with guidance counselor.
* Middle
school Principal and assistant have affairs with teachers and principal
gets promotion to newly created central office position.
* Coach Basden and others get bonuses out of tax payers money under the table..
Need more examples of the culture at MSCS?
Don't ask why kids act the way they do, ask WHY NOT.
That school board is totally disengaged. The love of title and free ride/trips?
Leslie M. Shoals
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Yes, gentle readers, the reported sin of the fourth grade teacher is "nipple twisting." We're not sure if this was a form of punishment for infractions or just a general habit. No matter which, it was wrong.
Yes, it was inflicted on both male and female. We're told it's painful. It would be especially painful for females who would at that age (9-10), at least many of them, have growing mammaries. Their breasts are tender and should be off limits no matter what.
Supt. Lindsey says this is not a criminal matter. Isn't it child abuse? We understand this man was suspended for 14 days; will the investigation be complete in two-weeks-time? Will the truth, whatever it is, then be told?
We're still waiting for someone to tell us why McBride Elementary where the abuse took place lied to the press about the incident. Yes, lied. Who told the receptionist/secretary to lie? The people of Muscle Shoals deserve some answers.
Unfortunately for the City of Muscle Shoals and the Muscle Shoals Board of Education this type of leadership, or lack thereof, has been in the faMily for way to long. There has been no real guidelines by Supt Lindsey and his beloved Assistant Supt Woods passed down to the principles and their staffs. The better percent of the principles have the personality of cardboard boxes and it is very evident they do not have the skills to perform their jobs.
ReplyDeleteA good teacher does not always make for a good administrator. For lack of a better term the faMily is a "fly by the seat of your pants" operation. Communication is virtually nonexistent between the Board of Education, Supt Lindsey, his overstaffed staff, and down to his principles. This is very evident by the way each school is operating as if it is a self controlling entity rather than an arm of a collective body. In most part the cardboard principles and their staffs are not held accountable nor have guidelines for any decisions they make and when confronted about this it usually catches their fearless leader (not Coach Basden but Supt Lindsey) off guard and sends him scrambling. This results in him talking out of both sides of his mouth and causing inaccuracies aka lies to start flying. You are seeing this evident in this situation where you have Principle Alan Willingham making terrible judgement calls on how to initially handle a teacher being accused of misconduct. His faculty and staff are left in the dark as to what is going on so they can properly address the situation when confronted by the media or parents who's children know more about the situation than any of the grown ups they are left entrusted with at school. When you have this many missteps and leadership fumbles over and over and over again you have to ask yourself where does the problem actually lie? Where is the Board of Education during all of this carelessness? Are the people appointed by the City Council actually doing their jobs when you have incident after incident being mishandled? It is an utter shame that a good school system is being allowed to be so mismanaged by inept leadership starting at the very top. There are some great educators in the faMily who really care about what they do but aren't provided with the proper leadership environment to allow them to help the students achieve their full potential. Put the students first for a change and do something about this! There can be no other way other than starting with change at the top. You will quickly find out who in the faMily for the right reasons. They will get on board or they will find their niche somewhere else.