City Principal Investigated In Retaliation Probe

[proud2BlibKansan]

Last June, an anonymous letter was sent to the managers of Michael McPherrin's co-op. It contained ugly allegations against McPherrin, a public school teacher, and his longtime partner Andre Lopes.

"As you read, your jaw just keeps dropping because it just gets worse," McPherrin said.

There were private details, like the couple's HIV and immigration status, as well as allegations of drug use and pedophilia. It said, in part:

"The talk of the building is that both Mike and illegal immigrant Andre suffer from full blown AIDS and have no problem infecting others including the underage boys they bring to the apartment."

"This was an attempt to destroy our lives and me professionally," McPherrin said.

The writer claimed to represent concerned residents, but the building management called it "anonymous hate mail" and wrote McPherrin that, "our records indicate there are no complaints against you or your partner."

McPherrin says he knows who sent it: his boss, Ron Smolkin, the principal of Independence High School in Manhattan.

more . . . http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/136187/ny1-exclusive--city-principal-investigated-in-retaliation-probe

[midnight]

1. After speaking with a assistant principal about a safety matter

concerning a student... This person told me they had the fluidity to do whatever they needed to do.... After reading this.... I guess they do...

[The Philosopher]

2. What in hell?

The Department of Education lawyers don't think there's a hostile work environment? Are they incompetent or just evil?

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Makes you wonder what they would think was hostile

[The Philosopher]

4. I'm quite sure

it's any environment that inhibits the Admins ability to shape the educational environment in any way they see fit. And by that I mean fire and hire anyone they want on a whim, educational environment be damned. If numbers can't be fudged, students shuffled around to create a better image, and if the faculty isn't lock-step with the "support the image" mentality, then it's detriment to the student's education and to the community. It's disgusting how many teachers and parents support that kind of bullshit, because it just seems common sense that a "boss" should be able to hire who they believe is best for the job (nevermind that "best" is left to the boss' interpretation).