tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post166560929768550583..comments2023-11-03T04:00:24.785-04:00Comments on Kentucky School News and Commentary: Petrilli v Silberman: Day 1Richard Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-17724956661824146262009-07-17T14:25:45.182-04:002009-07-17T14:25:45.182-04:00Money never really became an issue in this case. ...Money never really became an issue in this case. At this point I don't even remember the specfic claims that were made by parents about money but Stu told KSN&C early on that there wasn't going to be an issue there. No money was missing or anything like that. Plus, as chance would have it, the school had a routine audit around that time and came out fine.Richard Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586435007687942849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-66269956430412277632009-07-17T09:59:16.797-04:002009-07-17T09:59:16.797-04:00What shocked me were the parents' allegations....What shocked me were the parents' allegations. They were vague and unspecific, no dates, no amounts related to money, etc. I even emailed the reporter and asked it what was published had been edited or was it verbatim what Stu received. It was verbatim! Petrilli was not blameless but parents being allowed to submit unsubstantiated accusations is frightening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-56004589325365623072009-07-16T08:59:15.751-04:002009-07-16T08:59:15.751-04:00I will be following this suit closely. This sound...I will be following this suit closely. This sounds just like ISS! As far as the suit goes we had a similar situation but it hasn't resulted in a law suit ... yet. It was slightly different in that the parents, PTO, teachers were being bullyied by the principle. Race was an issue and students were being treated for in school suspension differently based on race, home life etc. When it came to which classroom new students were to go, the first question was "what race are they?" Teachers, parents and PTO brought the matter to the attention of central office and NCAE and a workplace scan was done to access the situation. It was one of the worst they had ever done. For three months things were in limbo and finally it was stated that the principle would be relocated. If people don't think that reverse discrimination is real then they haven't worked in a school system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5776587.post-3504905846853531772009-07-15T22:55:51.914-04:002009-07-15T22:55:51.914-04:00For all who know Mrs. Petrilli, it is clear her ca...For all who know Mrs. Petrilli, it is clear her case parallels that of Oliver North during the Reagan Administration. <br /><br />Petrilli knew that Dr. Silberman wanted one thing from Boooker T. Washington: improved test scores. Petrilli was hired to do just that, and then when parents complained and began deserting her, Silberman followed suit.<br /><br />For many of us, Petrilli's case only proves what is really going on at Central Office. It's not about children; it's about test scores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com