Hillsborough County Has "Formalities" and "Nonissues"

Hillsborough County students to soon get a short day each month - St. Petersburg Times

I am beginning to see that is is the parent's fault.

And I can see why it is the teacher's fault that they don't like their working conditions.

From the above link, as always, there is at least one sentence that says it all.

Today, there are two comments:

"Teachers also have to approve the changes, but that's considered a formality."

"Parents were not consulted about the additional planning time. Lyons said that's because the union felt it was a "nonissue" for most people."

It seems like I have heard that when the School Board "votes" on an agenda item, it is supposed to be a "matter of formality".

It seems like the only time the District recognizes that the parents have an issue is after the fact.

East Bay Is Getting Trounced

Hillsborough School Employees Strike Deal For 2% Raise

Read the public comments. East Bay gets alot of bad press. Plant gets the good.

Ouch. East Bay is my alma mater. I was the Indian back in 70-71. Somewhere on one of my posts I brag about all of the accomplishments I was lucky to get at East Bay. I had a very positive attitude towards HCPS until it treated me with years of disrespect.

I know that the defense of the following public comment is that it is an isolated incident.
I know that the defense of the following public comment is that the parent is a malcontent and uses a broad-brush attack.

I do wonder how this parent could write this account that sounds like others I have heard.

Earlier in the comments, this same parent did say there were two good teachers of their child. Could the parent have been wrong about their perception?

And the parent did use the word "retaliation".

Posted by ( Petey90 ) on September 13, 2008 at 2:06 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

gloria9231 and cshultz110..here is where you are WRONG. It wasn't just a few teachers. It was for the three years she attended there. And yes we went to the administration and even went to the school board. So thank you very much for assuming what kind of parent and complainer I am. YOU are just trying to cover for the lousy and lazy teachers out there.

We came from a private school where teachers and parents are VERY involved in the school. In public school, when a parent tries to be involved, the teacher wants NOTHING like that because then their laziness comes to the forefront. Teachers at East Bay curse the students (sure the students probably cursed them, but is that proper either?) some don't teach in class because they teach at HCC and they are too busy preparing their college lesson to worry about their high school students.

All of these things were addressed and you know what happened? Retaliation!! Soon, the "involved" parents learned to keep to themselves or their kids were retaliated against and suffered. Teachers made comments in front of the class like "oh, are your parents going to complain again?" or "don't tell your parents". And what kind of male teacher is supposed to ask female students what kind of panties they are wearing? Why was a teacher smoking pot at a graduation party with students? Hmmm...and I am the complainer? Yeah, right!

Don't tell ME what goes on there. I lived it. After 10 years of paying for private school, I know the difference of what you pay for and what you get in AWFUL public school when you transfer.

Raises shouldn't be handed out across the board. They should be performance based and certainly shouldn't be given to teachers who get the same constant complaints from parents.