Re: [LM_NET] walking non-papers

[Johanna Halbeisen <JH@NEWSONGLIBRARY.ORG>]

Yes, I'm tenured.  and me and the coworkers and union reps have it 
figured that he is harassing me, because he hasn't put this threat in 
writing. In addition, nobody thinks he has a leg to stand on for the 
reasons you've listed, and others.  I've been able to put it out of 
the anxious range, it is only of mild concern at this point.  My 
doctor will send him a letter.  That is all I will do as of now. 
He's out by July 1.

Many thanks to everyone for your suggestions and sympathy.  Once 
again LM_NETters come through.

Johanna

>Without any documentation that he has warned you, I am sure he has 
>no grounds.  Your union and your state tenure laws will help you. 
>In addition, it is too late in most states to non renew.  Usually 
>they have to terminate or start proceedings before a certain date 
>for the next year.  There are very definate proceedings that have to 
>be gone through to fire a tenured teacher.  I am assuming you are 
>tenured.
>
>>>>  Johanna Halbeisen <JH@NEWSONGLIBRARY.ORG> 05/06/08 03:28PM >>>
>Dear friends and colleagues,
>I just had a meeting with the Super.  He pretty much told me he is
>firing me for being absent so much this year.  I've had some major
>health problems.  He backed himself up by looking at my sick days for
>the last five years.  He expressed concern that the library
>curriculum was suffering.  This is the first time I've heard any
>concern about the library curriculum, apart from times when there
>were complaints about penguins (see my posts last spring), and other
>content warnings.  There was one year when I was out for a couple of
>months.  No one has said anything about this before this.  Three
>weeks ago the super met with me to tell me that some parents had gone
>to the school committee asking for my firing because I'd been out so
>much and I hadn't given adequate sub plans.  I have given detailed
>sub plans since.  I thought I was just being told because he thought
>I should know about it, not that he thought my absence was worth my
>firing.
>
>could this be related to the penguins?  This was about And Tango
>Makes Three and I was threatened with firing if I did any more
>controversial like it.  I said we needed to follow the
>reconsideration procedure.  My principal got a committee together who
>said, We don't see any problem with this book.  Leave it in the
>collection.  That may have displeased him.
>
>I am sure my doctor can send a letter that assures whoever needs it
>that my health is getting significantly better and the cause was
>recently discovered to be a medication I am on, that I am now going
>off.  I doubt that this could get back to him, but I will assume it
>is a possibility.  I had a union rep with me when he talked to me.
>He is saying his grounds are my incapacity to do my job.  He
>indicated he has talked with a lawyer to be sure what he is doing is
>within my rights (??).  The union rep is going to talk with the head
>of our union to find out whether there is anything I can do.
>
>This is the first time I am very aware of being a few paychecks away
>from financial trouble.  Not quite, but close, and if I took
>retirement now, I'd be getting about 30% of my current salary.  Not
>sure if he is determined to FIRE me or just get rid of me (let me
>quit or retire).
>
>Can you think of any things I can do, ask, not do....
>Johanna
>--

-- 
Johanna Halbeisen, Library Media Teacher
Woodland Elementary School (K-4)
80 Powder Mill Rd, Southwick, MA 01077
JH@newsonglibrary.org
"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet 
day, I can hear her breathing."  Arundhati Roy

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