A World of Irony

Ironic School Leadership

Isn't it ironic how public school administrators are "all about the children" until something happens that might make them look bad, when they do their best to cover things up?

Last month, a 16-year-old, developmentally disabled girl at Mifflin High School right here in Columbus, OH, was sexually and physically abused. What did the administration do? Urge the father not to call 911. Stay sequestered in stupid meetings about bell schedules while the front-line people tried to do damage control. Nobody even called a nurse for the poor girl! And once her father finally did call the police, they arrived at the school to find that all of the school administrators had gone home!

And then they had the nerve to complain about being suspended because of this incident, calling their suspensions "unwarranted." At least the principal is in the process of getting canned! How much do you want to bet that this happens in other public school districts, too? These are the leaders in our public schools, caring for our children!

posted by Karl Richter @ 4/20/2005 02:25:00 PM