For those of you who have been following the Petrilli v Silberman trial and think you've gained some insight, now's the time to let us know what you see in the near future - with our usual disclaimer.
The usual disclaimer is that KSN&C polls are unscientific, unreliable, invalid, poorly designed, and in this case, unfair since the defense has not yet presented its case. That has not prevented KSN&C polls from also being accurate.
But by Tuesday, this thing ought to be over, and that means we only have a couple of days to gather input, so here we go anyway. Get out your crystal ball and tell us:
Who will the jury find for?
The jury will find for Peggy Petrilli
or
The jury will find for Stu Silberman
...not necessarily who you think the jury should find for...but who they will find for. Find our flash poll in the side bar.
Viddie well my little drooges.
3 comments:
They will side with Silberman. As I understand it, the case rest on whether the plaintiff can prove racial discrimination. Even though I firmly believe race was the major factor here, it's hard to prove. If all they had to prove was "piss poor" leadership, then Silberman would be sentenced to some hard time.
I do not think Silberman will win. I think that had Mr. Silberman (no earned doctorate in education) given Mrs. Petrelli a poor evaluation, there would have been fuel for a legitimate dismissal.
I am convinced that race is a factor here, and I believe that the parents' threat of a Selma-style boycott was enough to unsettle a man who has insinuated that until his arrival, expectaions for (Black) students were low.
If Silberman loses and costs the tax-payers a boat load of money (more than we have already paid to defend him in this case), then I think the community should expect to see his resignation.
Unfortunately, his ego will not allow that. What I think we will see is the tax payers spending even more money in a long, drawn out appeal.
And if he wins, well, I would certainly not want to be an administrator in this district.
Time will tell.
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