Category: Personal Leadership and Development
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Transforming Conflict to Build a Trustworthy Organization
“Without trust, we cannot face the difficult challenges in our world today.” -Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General When you think of a trustworthy organization, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do you think of buzzwords like transparency, fairness, or honesty? Maybe you chuckle and think back to a time you worked for…
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Accomplices Betray Victims, Offenders, & Their Own Organizations
A Paradigm Shift – Practical Solution If we want everyone to be better off–victims, institutions, and offenders alike–we must take immediate action from the onset when misconduct is reported and hold offenders accountable. The accounts of Larry Nassar and Jerry Sandusky reveal the doomed futures of sexual offenders who were ‘protected for years.’ Despite many…
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Know Your Rights: Retaliation is an OCR Violation
Discriminatory practices are often only raised and remedied when students, parents, teachers, coaches, and others can report such practices to school administrators without the fear of retaliation. Individuals should be commended when they raise concerns about compliance with the Federal civil rights laws, not punished for doing so.
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Know Your Rights: Harshly and Unfairly Graded
Education Code 49066 govern grades. Do you believe that the grade your received had a clerical or mechanical mistake, fraud, bad faith, or incompetency? You have a recourse!
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When will it be true?
“We can’t keep brushing over this shit. it’s not ok. If something bad happens at school, We should be able to talk about it, We should be heard and supported. We say mental health is a priority…We’re a supportive school…but where is this true?
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The Student Perspective: Isolated, Ashamed and Bullied
This past weekend, while campaigning at our local Einstein’s Bagels, I was approached by a Torrey Pines’ senior. The student was a registered voter and wanted to know more about my campaign message to “Empower Students.” I explained that the message translated into putting students first and attending to their needs so they can succeed—academically…
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Our Student Voices: We’re imprisoned
Intrigued by my campaign message to “Empower Students,” another District student stopped by to talk with me. She preferred I did not use her real name for fear of retaliation so, for purposes of this article, we’ll call her “Cassie.” I explained that my mission was to instill a change in our schools’ culture to center on…
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The Pervasive Drug Abuse by our Students
According to the 2017 Healthy Kids Survey, “ … approximately 11.3% of the seniors at LCC reported using LSD, 74% alcohol, almost 60% marijuana, and over 60% vaping devices. Reports from Torrey Pines were similar, but Sunset topped the list with 85% of the seniors having used marijuana and alcohol, 80% reported using vaping devices,…
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School Officials ‘Pass the Trash’ Practice
School officials and district employs ‘Pass the Trash’ practice that emboldens offenders and endangers students! WITHOUT WARNING SYSTEM, SCHOOLS OFTEN ‘PASS THE TRASH’ — AND EXPOSE KIDS TO DANGER What is it? “Pass the Trash” a practice employed by school administrators and district to shield perpetrators. They terminate or transfer offenders to another school and…
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How Predatory Teachers Stay on the Job
The Sweetwater Union High School District in Chula Vista investigated a male teacher last year for sexual misconduct following reports made by at least three students. After the investigation concluded, district officials signed a resignation agreement in October 2017 that allows the teacher – the district declined to share his name, and VOSD has threatened…