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Friday, October 12, 2012

LAUSD CARPENTER COMMUNITY CHARTER'S WITCHHUNT? - Perdaily.com

LAUSD CARPENTER COMMUNITY CHARTER'S WITCHHUNT? - Perdaily.com:


LAUSD CARPENTER COMMUNITY CHARTER'S WITCHHUNT?

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We were thrilled when our daughter got Mrs. Kevin Finkelstein, a 20+ year veteran at Carpenter Community Charter. Our kid was thriving...for four weeks, at which point, a boy in her class told his father that Mrs.Finkelstein punched him in the stomach. The majority of us have written the principal and his boss, Jack Bagwell, in support of Mrs. Finkelstein. I don't begrudge the child's parents the right to watch out for their kid. We all watch our for our kids. However, a little more careful investigation might have borne out something closer to the truth.

Our principal told me she would probably be back in a few days, and this was just one