Saturday, March 24, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: In the End, It's Just Depressing - the Lowell Investigation

Seattle Schools Community Forum: In the End, It's Just Depressing - the Lowell Investigation:


In the End, It's Just Depressing - the Lowell Investigation

I first up want to make a couple of statements about this report (which really turns out to be three reports.)


Memo #1 about whether 4 employees fulfilled their mandatory reporting obligations. Memo #2 is about Lowell Elementary School: complaints by two employees.  Number three is a letter to HR head, Paul Apostle, in response to the assertions of Rina Geoghagan and Gregory King about the Report (memo #1). 

One, there are only two people are named - Rina Geoghagan and Gregory King, both administrators at Lowell.  Everyone else gets a code.  It does make it difficult to follow the narrative.

Two, I am deeply saddened at this outcome as it leaves a lot of questions and for the Lowell community much worry.

Three, there is something to be learned here starting with the basics.

Every - single - person in SPS needs to know the protocol about reporting issues around adult and student interaction.

Every - single - administrator MUST be trained on the protocol and asked if they can be responsible for issues