The No-Blog Defense Means Good PR

Maybe I am figuring it out. If a school employee does not have a blog, the school district will go the extra mile to protect them, even if it means ignoring their own policies, not following up on specific reports by their supervisors or even suspending students who talk about the truth.

It is left up to our imagination what would have happened to these teachers and the below mentioned student if she they had written their opinions on a blog. We can assume they would have been escorted out of the ROSSAC building, even during public oomment time.



Middleton High Teacher Pleads Guilty In Student Sex Case:

"Another Middleton student, a 15-year-old female, was suspended as a gossip-monger after refusing to stop talking about rumors of the affair after telling a school official about it."


And then there is this one:
Teacher May Have Had Sex With Other Students:

"By MIKE WELLS and THOMAS W. KRAUSE
The Tampa Tribune
Published: March 14, 2008
Updated: 03/14/2008 06:01 pm"

Note the date.


Disciplinary report.

Note the date: August 7. 2006

"Failure to call by August 28, 2006, may effect your employment status".

Ragusa Complained About School's Public Reprimands#comments#comments#comments:

"There was a pattern of inappropriate behavior,' Cobbe said of Ragusa's teaching record before the investigation. 'It was never anything that rose to the level of sex, but it was clear she didn't know her boundaries.'
However, one of the instances Cobbe cited as inappropriate behavior ultimately led to sex between a Davidsen Middle School student and Ragusa during the 2006-07 school year, according to court records"

Maybe, just maybe, there is some unwritten standard practice that school employees should not have a blog, should not speak their concerns at school board meetings, and if the public never hears about it, all is well behind the giant curtain.

Wheelchair Policy May Have Prevented Sex

Oh I Think I'm Going Out of My Head-

"I must think of a way
Into your heart
There is no reason why
My being shy should keep us apart" - Little Anthony and The Imperials


Thanks for "The Gradebook" for this link: "Sex to Cure Shyness".

After reading the article, I am sure everyone is as stunned as I am. Perhaps this is another one of those incidents where there may be another side of the story, according to the public comments.

What should have been a major concern, although I did not see mention of it, is whether or not the teacher had a Dr's note authorizing the use of her wheelchair on campus. According to the story, this is how the student took advantage of the teacher. The 8th grade student used the old ruse,similar to helping an old lady across a street, to push the teacher's wheelchair only for the purpose of extorting sex from the teacher for his wheelchair support service, and added the sly shy act just to nail the victim teacher.

Where is the outrage? I am shocked that the School Board did not address this issue in the same manner they did this one. If there is no policy that says teacher's need a Dr's note, then this issue must be addressed so more students don't have sex with teachers.

A Crutch, A Crutch -My District for a Crutch

I have put off making comments about this latest incident for a while. There is a chance that the reporter was negligent, unprofessional and simply wrote an irresponsible article that painted a biased picture about the local school system.

That slim chance keeps me from jumping on the band wagon and bashing the system one more time based on false information. Because that would mess up my credibility about my perception of how "the HCDS" is rampant with arrogance and ignorance and abuse of power.

Once again, my comments are not about individuals. But maybe, just maybe, if one has read all of my rants and raves about how I perceive the District as dysfunctional because of some of those who are in power are arrogant, ignorant and abuse their power, this story, if true, fits my template.

It is my hope that those who understand what I am talking about and are in a position to bring about positive change, it will give them insight. And for those who are not in a position of power, it will give insight into how your current job situation is compromised because of other's actions.

For those who want to argue that I haven't heard the whole story, I will say "you are right". And I will leave it at that, and wait for the next story and we can go through another "isolated incident" again.

So here it is: Mother: School Took Girl's Crutches

If you read the public comments, I am "RLH".


What got my attention about this article was this statement:

"We ask for a doctor's prescription or a doctor's note, but there's nothing that says take away the crutches," Cobbe said.

Again, if this is all true, this statement should be used in every professional training program the District uses.

I have had the finger of authority in my face. I have been threatened with trespassing. The day after I wrote a letter outlining serious concerns that had been ongoing. I dealt with "intimidation" and "obfuscation" in several different settings over several years. It was not "isolated incidents" and I do not use a "broad brush".

It is what it is. For those who want to say I am a "malcontent", I say one thing: Prove me wrong.

If this story is true, it fits the template of an employee who perceives their job as "controlling" as opposed to "administering". Whether it be in the classroom, the health clinic, the office, the front secretary's desk, the locker room, the lunchroom, the Velasco building or the ROSSAC, when a person sees their job as maintaining "power and control" vs "professional administration", these stories will continue to be told.

More On Sex

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HIgh School Sex -It's More Than Just Sex


and, now due to circumstances on my control:

Moron Sex - After All of these years.