I hear there is a going to be a PR blitz to say what is right about the District. It must not have ever occcured to those that are eager to put tinsel on a dried out Christmas tree that perhaps watering the tree may do a lot more than just putting on some fake bling-bling.
The morally bankrupt piece of this is that inactions such as outlined below have been going on for a period of time and no one seems to have any accountability about it. Just like the Alafia debacle, the time delay before issues are addressed should be a concern for all.
I first heard about the high siginficance of arrests of special education kids when I was the V.P. and the Pres. of the Superintendent's Advisory Council on Special Education in 1998' Ten years ago, this problem had been going on long enough to rise to the level of concern, except those that have the responsibility to address this concern are oblivious to it.
Now there is a "class action" state complaint. The link can be found at the top right of this blog.
PR opportunities are all around us and have been there for years.
Read Here: "Arresting Development. Hillsborough County"...We put them in a special center because of their problem, and then, when they act out, they’re acting consistent with their problem, we charge them with a felony. There’s something wrong with that. There’s something very, very wrong with that.”
-Theda James, Chief of the Juvenile Justice Division, Hillsborough County Public Defender Office
The morally bankrupt piece of this is that these actions have been going on for a period of time and no one seems to have any accountability about it. Just like the Alafia debacle, the time delay before issues are addressed should be a concern for all.
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