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principal

by courageous 1

Oct 17, 2013

Has anyone had a problem or problems with a principal? Please tell us your story!

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Shirley A. On 10/11/16, anon wrote: > On 10/07/16, Danielle wrote: >> The principals have too much power and will/can do >> whatever is necessary to "get rid" of a teacher they > don't >> like. The principal can write up bad reports(which are > not >> true) and have the district back it up falsely. The > unions &g...See More

Oct 31, 2016

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Anthony M. On 10/07/16, Danielle wrote: > The principals have too much power and will/can do > whatever is necessary to "get rid" of a teacher they don't > like. The principal can write up bad reports(which are not > true) and have the district back it up falsely. The unions > are virtually worthless........ > Sounds like you work ...See More

Nov 10, 2016

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Barbara On 11/10/16, Anthony M. wrote: > On 10/07/16, Danielle wrote: >> The principals have too much power and will/can do >> whatever is necessary to "get rid" of a teacher they don't >> like. The principal can write up bad reports(which are not >> true) and have the district back it up falsely. The unions >> ar...See MoreOn 11/10/16, Anthony M. wrote: > On 10/07/16, Danielle wrote: >> The principals have too much power and will/can do >> whatever is necessary to "get rid" of a teacher they don't >> like. The principal can write up bad reports(which are not >> true) and have the district back it up falsely. The unions >> are virtually worthless........ >> > Sounds like you work at John F. Mendoza School.

I had a very similar experience after working at a middle school on the east side of the valley. After two years of glowing reviews, they moved me to a different grade level. I was bullied by a teacher, who eventually left, which brought the unwanted attentions of a supervisor. For the next six years, I was harassed, bullied, belittled, on a weekly basis, by my supervisor. Weekly. For six years. I tried to involve my union. After the first year of bullying, and weekly interrogations, official ones, where I'd receive an email at the beginning of the day, informing me that I needed to see my boss at the end of the day. It took two years for the union to make her tell me at the end of the day, because she would put me in such panic that I couldn't teach. And I'd have no information given to me about what I had done. It got to the point that the last three years of my career, I had nervous breakdowns, and became suicidal to the point of mandatory hospitalization. Twice. The only break I had from it was when I was pregnant that year, and she left me alone. Meaning, that she knew what she was doing to me. And that I wasn't bad enough that she had to continue to harass me for the year that I was pregnant. If I was such a bad teacher and a danger to them in some way, or so unprofessional, why would that stop just because of that? She wouldn't let me transfer schools, any review I had condemned me to stay there if I wanted to work. Twice a year, or more, I would request , formally , and informally, to be assigned to a new supervisor. After years of this, she left me alone about my teaching, and then made every interrogation afterwards about my personal life and personal conduct. I was watched and followed. Put into conditional agreements that she knew I would fail, until I would crack. I know she enjoys it. The last time any paper work was put in front of me, by her, she slapped it down, like a tv show, gotcha style. It's sick. I hate working for women. She needed to be focusing on other things instead of chasing me. And before it was me, it was someone else. And now that I resigned, under threat of being fired, she's onto others. She's known for her viciousness, but she wears it like a badge or honor. Like being all stick and no carrot is somehow a good thing. It saddens me to think that I'm even considering going back. But I will do everything I can to not work for a woman, because somehow being a man and a boss in CCSD, is a completely different, almost relaxing experience

Jan 27, 2017

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