http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/07/john-desasy-lausd_n_1656138.html
LOS ANGELES — Faced with a shocking case of a teacher accused of playing classroom sex games with children for years, Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy delivered another jolt: He removed the school’s entire staff – from custodians to the principal – to smash what he called a “culture of silence.”
“It was a quick, responsible, responsive action to a heinous situation,” he said. “We’re not going to spend a long time debating student safety.”
The controversial decision underscores the 51-year-old superintendent’s shake-up of the lethargic bureaucracy at the nation’s second-largest school district. His swift, bold moves have rankled some and won praise from others during his first year of leadership.
Hired with a mandate to boost achievement in the 660,000-pupil Los Angeles Unified School District, Deasy has become known for 18-hour days that involve everything from surprise classroom visits and picking up playground litter to lobbying city elite for donations and blasting Sacramento politicians over funding cuts.
He’s also gained a reputation for outspokenness and a brisk decision-making style some have criticized as heavy-handed. Earlier this year, for instance, Deasy ordered a substitute teacher fired after finding students doing busy work.
“I’m intolerant when it comes to students being disrespected,” he said in an interview sandwiched between school visits and meetings. “I do what I think is right and everyone has the right to criticize. You appreciate the critics, but you wouldn’t get up in the morning if you listened to them.”
I don’t suppose anybody took his mailbox or changed the locks on his office door, do you?
Or forged documents when they tried to get the their child needed? mmmmm
Did you and the SB know that Lewis was charging fees for the Educational Consulting “company” and that money was being sent to her home address?
Susan – Ann’s explanation for this is that Mr. Lewis was not a Pencader employee, but rather was a contractor. He had his own business setup as Educational Consulting. He received payment for his services to Pencader through this business. His payments were mailed to his home address. I don’t have any more details.
“Ann”? Sounds like you know this person by first name. What is your take on her character?
Susan, I don’t feel I can give an opinion on anyone’s entire character. I don’t like some of Ann’s behaviors that I have seen regarding the running of Pencader.
nope…..never even heard of the Educational Consulting LLC until I saw it on the Delawareonline Checkbook~! Like living and working and being kept at the bottom of a deep, winding, dark well….
“the help”
We need that super over here
Funny that the girl in question was pulled from school by her legal guardian and placed in military school.
to get away from retribution would be my guess.
Gus – what does one thing have to do with the other? Because a student has problems, it is o.k. for the leaders to be deceitful. Is that what you are saying? I am not following.