If this Principal got fired for doing nothing more than trying to end a humiliating policy, the decision makers involved should be banned from ever being involved with school policy again:
A former Colorado charter school principal is claiming she was terminated from her job after attempting to halt a practice that embarrassed students.
Noelle Roni was the principal of Peak to Peak Elementary School for more than eight years before being abruptly fired last November. Roni says that higher-ups at the school became angry with her when she demanded that cafeteria workers stop stamping the hands of children who did not have enough money in their account to pay for lunch, according to CBS Denver.
Although the charter school is allowed to set its own policies, other schools in the Denver area notify parents when students do not have money for lunch, rather than stamping their hands, according to Colorado outlet the Daily Camera. Roni reportedly was told that some children were too embarrassed to go through the lunch line because of the practice.
“The kids are humiliated. They’re branded. It’s disrespectful. Where’s the human compassion? And these are little children,” Roni said to CBS Denver.
An attorney for the school, Barry Arrington, told CBS Denver that Roni’s claims were “baseless.” However, he would not go into more detail about the matter.
Some parents at the school were upset over Roni’s firing. Following her dismissal, the parents organized a group, Concerned Parents of Peak to Peak, which says it works to “restore trust of our teachers and staff after [Roni’s] abrupt termination.” The group also hopes to recall two school board members for their handling of the firing.
“Regardless of whether Ms. Roni can be reinstated or not, members of this group want Peak to Peak to take steps to restore her reputation in the educational community, a reputation that has been unfairly tarnished by the events of this fall,” says the group’s website.
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January 11, 2014 at 11:52 pm |
Seems as though principals of charter schools have all the responsibility and none of the power to exercise it.
January 12, 2014 at 11:35 pm |
This is really embarrassing! And me who thought Morocco didn’t respect teachers enough. 😦
January 29, 2014 at 10:09 pm |
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January 30, 2014 at 12:11 am |
Thank you for taking the time to comment Rachel. I really felt for the Principal. She essentially seemed to have got fired for considering the feelings of her students. Do you have any updates on the case?