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Crazy School Board Members

Postby shadylady » Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:51 am

School board member accused of cyber-bullying
It's not uncommon for crazy wack jobs to become school board members. In fact, it's very common for people with axes to grind to seek seats on local school boards.
Lucerne Valley Unified School District board member Dawn Turnbull refused to step down after a series of controversial Facebook posts prompted calls for her resignation and a formal censure by the governing board this week. Turnbull has been outspoken since first being elected to the board in 2010, vigorously stating her opinions and sometimes sharing details of her family and personal life during public meetings. Her relationships with fellow board members have slowly deteriorated.

Based on available information it sounds like this lady is truly crazy. Of course, it's impossible to say what provoked her and so maybe there's more to this story, but....
In the posts, which were reprinted in the board censure documents, she has called longtime school board member Tom Courtney an “old man,” a “pervert” and a “pig of a person.” (She alleges that Courtney sexually harassed her during a meeting at the district offices, but Courtney disputes her account of the meeting. She has not filed a lawsuit.) She called former board member John Buchanan a “poor slob who works 24/7 and could barely make meetings.” Turnbull also disparaged Buchanan’s wife.

BTW, this case involved a former interim superintendent who worked in Trona earlier this year:
Regarding Superintendent Suzette Davis, Turnbull wrote, “Now that I have found out who our Super really is, she is kissing (butt) to this low-life (Buchanan).“

https://www.vvdailypress.com/article/20150417/NEWS/150419775
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Re: Crazy School Board Members

Postby shadylady » Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:14 am

Texas man confronts alleged bully — the school board superintendent
In this case it was the superintendent who had a skeleton in his closet, but there are plenty of school board members with similar situations which occurred in their past. FYI: This superintendent was forced to resign less than a year following this confrontation.
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Postby shadylady » Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:24 am

Lee’s Summit superintendent put on administrative leave
This situation led to the president of the school board and superintendent eventually resigning. Pushing agendas, doing favors for friends, and general corruption more often than not have bad outcomes in the end and sooner or later those involved are dealt their fate.
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Postby tronagirl » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:21 am

One of the current school board members used to tell boys to "TIE IT IN A KNOT!" back when she was a school bus driver and they needed to use the restroom. She had quite a reputation and there were all sorts of suggestions that she had a PMS problem and that she was possibly psychotic. She would sometimes go off into a rage over the slightest thing on bad days. It's likely that now as a postmenopausal female that her mood swings have evened out, but my guess is that she still has some underlying psychological issues.
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Postby panamint_patty » Thu Oct 15, 2020 11:17 am

tronagirl: She's definitely a crazy lady and there are some interesting stories about her antics as a school bus driver. Was she psychologically unstable? No one knows for sure, but....
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Postby recluse » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:31 pm

Lawyer says he will file civil suit against Muskegon school board
Stunned looks on faces of board members as they realize that they are no longer above the law!
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Postby recluse » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:52 pm

Teacher fired for topless selfie sues school district for $3 million
This is interesting. The lawsuit was filed in April of 2019 and a judge has ruled the lawsuit valid in 2020 and it is expected that she will ultimately win the lawsuit.
https://patch.com/new-york/shirley-mastic/victory-teacher-who-says-she-was-fired-topless-selfie
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Postby recluse » Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:58 pm

This Teacher Was Fired Over A Topless Photo. Now, She's Fighting Back.
Damn! The school leaders responsible for discriminating against this teacher look pretty stupid and $3M is a lot of money to pay out as the result of an obviously stupid decision!
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Postby twister » Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:08 am

tronagirl wrote:One of the current school board members used to tell boys to "TIE IT IN A KNOT!" back when she was a school bus driver and they needed to use the restroom. She had quite a reputation and there were all sorts of suggestions that she had a PMS problem and that she was possibly psychotic. She would sometimes go off into a rage over the slightest thing on bad days. It's likely that now as a postmenopausal female that her mood swings have evened out, but my guess is that she still has some underlying psychological issues.

That lady was very crude and many things she said back then would get her fired nowadays without a doubt and without hesitation. But times have changed and so now they're just funny stories about a batshit crazy busdriver!
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Re: Crazy School Board Members

Postby deathvalleyjake » Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:19 am

How Should Teachers and Parents Deal With a Rogue School Board Member?
A lot of blame is placed on teachers when things go wrong, but seldom is a teacher the source of a problem. It could be bad leadership, unreasonable rules and regulations, toxic workplace culture, and all sorts of other things which undermine a teacher's ability to do a good job. Here are a few ideas listed in this article:
  • Disregarding ideas from the school superintendent
  • Behaving counter to written (or unwritten) rules of conduct
  • Supporting policies that are not in students’ best interests
  • Making inappropriate deals with faculty or other board members in exchange for favors
  • Breaching the board’s code of ethics
LINK: https://resilienteducator.com/classroom-resources/rogue-school-board/
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