Re: Principal Issue

wow this guy sounds like a boss I had 10 yrs ago. He would say
sexual mean things to us women and had the nerve to tell me
when I was pregnant, that I didnt need a maternity leave,
couldnt I just do what the chinese women do, pop out the kid
pick it up and go on picking rice? I should of SUED that jerk,
but instead I left and got another job.
I cannot work for someone like that, as eventually I would
probably blow a cork and beat the living you know what out of
him. I am older now, know my rights now and would definitely
report this jerk.
Carry a digital voice activated recorder on you and each time
this idiot says anything demeaning you got evidence to that
fact, maybe he will finally get fired, as he deserves.

On 7/31/06, Molly wrote:
>
> I empathize with you. I was in a very similar situation. I
> worked for a principal who was manipulative and lacked any
> kind of integrity. He had a few teachers in on his
> conspiracy, most of whom were in my department.
>
> Bullies count on people staying quiet. The only way to fight
> a bully is to band together against him/her. Unfortunately,
> that takes a whole lot of courage and integrity, and I've
> found that when push comes to shove, most teachers are
> afraid of losing their jobs and refrain from standing up for
> those who are being bullied. I don't know what the answer
> is, but the public needs to be educated about what is
> happening to our best teachers.
>
> I believe this is the main reason students in the U.S. are
> struggling. It's too bad that parents and students are often
> misinformed and sucked into the conspiracies against good
> teachers. We really need some bullying/harrassment
> legislation put in effect along with mass education to fight
> this. I think parents and students should be outraged. After
> all, they have be hoodwinked and shortchanged of the best
> possible education available.
>
>
> Remember this is Satan's dirty work being done. Keep praying
> for justice, because there's really only one who can deliver
> that in the end.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8/25/05, Anon wrote:
>> I have an issue, and I was hoping you would be able to
> give
>> me some feedback or advice.
>>
>> Our principal is a bully. He is rude and demeaning, and
>> the whole staff knows it but everyone is afraid to speak
>> up. Unfortunately for me, I am not one to keep my mouth
>> shut. I tend to be a caregiver kind of person, someone who
>> advocates for respect for all.
>>
>> First of all, let me give you a clear view of this person,
>> and if he's on this board, hopefully this will be eye-
>> opening to him although, in my experience, these sorts of
>> people are not just unknowingly unprofessional.
>>
>> I know of at least four times that he has commented to
>> female teachers about their weight, saying they should not
>> take the elevator but better opt for the stairs. Now, I
>> know there might not be a certain rule set in stone about
>> this kind of comment, but it is offensive. These women,
>> however, said nothing. (If it would have been me, I would
>> blown and been written up for insubordination.)
>>
>> On quite a few other occasions, he has involved himself in
>> conversing with teachers about a certain other two
> teachers
>> who he thinks are bad teachers. He says things
>> like, "Well, there's a reason why so-and-so has 75&37; of
> her
>> kids failing," or "You'll be a good partner for her.
>> You'll be exactly what she needs to see the light," or
>> after hearing a presenter talk about poor teaching
>> strategies/styles, "Gee, that sounds like so-and-so."
>>
>> In team meetings, he asks for feedback but very obviously
>> ignores what people say.
>>
>> I don't know what to do. I am starting to keep a "paper
>> trail" on his unprofessional behavior, and I know the
> staff
>> is starting to band together, but being teachers
>> yourselves, how would YOU think one should go about it to
>> be effective? Having this principal on staff really brings
>> down morale for so many people. Two awesome, and I mean
>> awesome, teachers left us because he is so mean. Another
>> teacher went home mid-afternoon quite a few times because
>> of things he said to her; she was actually physically
>> getting sick. It kills me to see so many people being
>> treated this way, and I am not even involved in any of the
>> situations. They are just things I have observed, heard
>> him say, or that other people have told me. Whatever the
>> case, it really needs to stop.
>>
>> Thanks for "listening"...