Monday, May 08, 2006

This website has been created because so many students, teachers, and even administrators have stories about the principal that need to be told.

We love City College and are gravely worried that it is headed to dark days. As one City College blogger put it, "I prophesize that City College will be a zone school by 2008." And all signs point to the conference room fancy new principal's office for the blame.

Whether talking about his invisibility in the halls, his lack of participation in important events in the school, his lack of leadership on academic issues, or his bullying, we are interested in gathering together these stories in hopes that it might do some good.

We will start:

1. There is no way that the "election" results for school uniforms were not fixed. Finding even one student who is in support of uniforms is nearly impossible, and finding 51% is ridiculous.

2. Several teachers, staff members (one of whom was told by him, "You're just like a contractor, easily replaceable"), and even an administrator have had their job threatened. No one has actually lost it - except possibly the one administrator who has callen in sick since the first semester (we'd love to hear her story) - but the fact that this man is throwing around his weight in this manner shows what a poor leader he is.

3. His lack of presence in the building - both because he's out all the time and because, when he's in, he is shut up in his office - is astounding. Kids know it and act accordingly.

Please add your story in the comments. We'll go from there.

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