Friday, January 27, 2006
NACS Board Meeting
FWCS Board Member Olinger at NACS Meeting
Jon Olinger, Fort Wayne Community Schools Board Member, was in attendance at last night's meeting of Northwest Allen County Schools. It's worth repeating what he posted earlier on Indiana Parley.
"...a classic case of school administration being devoid of common sense." - Jon Olinger, Fort Wayne Community Schools Board Member
The original post on Indiana Parley about the expulsion of Jeff Fraser resulted in a striking comment posted by a school board member. Jon Olinger, a member of the Fort Wayne Community Schools Board, commented on the decision in the Jeff Fraser case. He also went on to give examples from FWCS, as well.
Olinger wrote:
Jon Olinger, Fort Wayne Community Schools Board Member, was in attendance at last night's meeting of Northwest Allen County Schools. It's worth repeating what he posted earlier on Indiana Parley.
"...a classic case of school administration being devoid of common sense." - Jon Olinger, Fort Wayne Community Schools Board Member
The original post on Indiana Parley about the expulsion of Jeff Fraser resulted in a striking comment posted by a school board member. Jon Olinger, a member of the Fort Wayne Community Schools Board, commented on the decision in the Jeff Fraser case. He also went on to give examples from FWCS, as well.
Olinger wrote:
This appears to be a classic case of school administration being devoid of common sense. I don't know what the cause of this [affliction] is, but NWAC schools does not have a monopoly on it. Ocasionally a decision is taken by school administration, such as this, that makes me wonder...what were you thinking...
A few instances of this in FWCS recently..
School administrator taking a switch blade away from a student....then allowing him to retrieve it at the end of the day.
School administrator catching high school male students mooning a camera in a shower room..... Then developing the film to be used later in expulsion hearings.
Believe it or not bad decisions like this is the exception, not the rule... Keep in mind most educators have the kids' interest in mind, we just don't see the good decisions in the press.
