Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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Accountability in the DOE/BOE
“We’ve designed an accountability system that holds those with the most power the least accountable. The governors are not accountable, the state legislature is not accountable… You can’t hold kids and teachers accountable and not hold the people who control in the first place.”
- Pedro
Noguera, Professor of Education, NYU
Co-author,
“Excellence Through Equity”
Third
Rail, August 02, 2015
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
Grade "Fixing" of Educator's Ratings
School Administrators Also Fraudulently & Illegally “Fix”
Grades Given to Educators
In Order to Sabotage Careers & Manipulate Others into Toxic
Conformity
By Luis Angel Perez
The front page of a newspaper is conventionally
reserved for stories that manage to convince professional press executives of
their inherent high-level of importance to the public and their viability to
attract the attention of as many people as possible. One theme occupying an
entire front page of a newspaper speaks volumes about a press company’s level
of commitment to that particular story. Tuesday, August 04, 2015, the New York
Post, used their entire front page to visually scream out to the public what
they have subtitled, “The official scandal in our schools” – referring to the
fraudulent and illegal practice of “Grade Fixing”.
In the past, “Grade Fixing” was essentially
fueled by competition for school budgetary incentives, personal administrative bonuses,
and in order to portray a public image of “effective leadership”.
Unfortunately, today, the fuel is of a
more vicious accelerant, igniting an even greater urgency to commit such
infraction, rapidly engulfing our moral compass, and before you know it,
disintegrating our principles into sheer ash, as we are pushed by, powerful
people, into toxic conformity.
High Ranking Officers in the Department of Education
Support the Fraudulent & Illegal Actions of “Grade-Fixing”
This past school year, (2014-2015), a
colleague was unfairly treated, harassed, and at the end of the school year,
shortly before becoming tenure, terminated from her employment because she
disagreed with, among other things, the Principals’ fraudulent and illegal
actions of “fixing” student grades. District six (6) Superintendent, Manuel
Ramirez, United Federation of Teachers (UFT) District Representative, Mayra
Cruz, and the Office of Special Investigations, were all informed of this serious
violation but the people who violated the law here were not, and most likely
will not be, held accountable because such fraudulent and illegal actions are
condoned and covered-up by higher leaders in the Department of Education.
“Grade-Fixing” to Sabotage Careers &
Manipulate Others into Toxic Conformity
Unfortunately, fixing student grades is
not the only fraudulent and illegal behavior conducted by leaders of our
schools. Department of Education Administrators Also Fraudulently &
Illegally “Fix” Grades Given to Educators In Order to Sabotage Careers &
Manipulate Others into Toxic Conformity.
Educators that slack-off but assist administrators
in their immoral and unethical campaigns, typically receive inflated scores
while conscientious educators that advocate for safety, fairness, and
improvements for schools unfairly receive poor scores.
This type of fraudulent and unlawful
behavior of grade “fixing” is also condoned by higher administrators, (District
Superintendents, Chancellor’s Office Officials, Public Officials, Union
Officers), as evident by their record of negligence toward fairly investigating,
properly addressing, and fairly holding subordinates accountable for abuse of
power and legal infractions. Instead, higher administrators elect to engage in
the incessant concealment of such unethical practices.
The Legal Department’s Role
in Rampant abuse of Power & Ethical Misconduct
Lying Under Oath & Obstruction of Justice
The fraudulent and unlawful behavior of
grade “fixing” and abuse of power is further strengthened by the intimidation
and support provided by the Legal Department of the Department of
Education.
The Three (3) Subcomponent Rating System Explained
During the school year of 2013-2014, I
was responsible to teach a great group of 4th graders. At the end of
this school year, I was evaluated based on the sum of three (3) subcomponent
scores:
1- State Measures and 2- Local
Measures, (both of which consist of
the Measure of Student Learning,
(MOSL), at State and Local Levels).
Essentially, these are ratings
provided based on how students, under my direct
care,
performed on all of the New York State Science Examinations, New York
State Mathematics Examinations, and the English Language Arts Examinations,
State Mathematics Examinations, and the English Language Arts Examinations,
for that particular school year.
- & -
3- the Measure of Teacher
Practice (MOTP), (a score made of points that come
directly from the Principal’s and Assistant Principal’s observations).
directly from the Principal’s and Assistant Principal’s observations).
Ratings Received in Each of the Three (3) Subcomponents
It is prudent to mention here that the
school year of 2013-2014 was the infamous school year when all of the New York
State Standards were abruptly and unfairly raised and when this new teacher
evaluation system was initially rolled out.
At the end of the 2013-2014 school
year, I received the following ratings from the three (3) different
subcomponents:
1. From the State Measures, I received an EFFECTIVE
rating.
2. From the Local Measures, I received an EFFECTIVE
rating.
* Both of which compose the Measure
of Student Learning, (MOSL).
3. From the Measure of Teacher Practice (MOTP), I received
an INEFFECTIVE rating.
an INEFFECTIVE rating.
More Evidence of Persecution by School Officials
It is important to note here that the Measure of Teacher Practice (MOTP), a
score made of points that come directly from the Principal’s and Assistant Principal’s
observation, is the only subcomponent of this entire rating system which allows
school administrators, (in my case, Assistant Principal Olga Ramos and
Principal Zoraida Hernandez), access to freely log into the system to “fix” the
Measure of Teacher Practice (observations) scores in order to manipulate an
educator’s overall annual rating.
All
six (6) evaluations conducted here, by the Assistant Principal and Principal, were
fraudulently and illegally “fixed”. All six (6) evaluations were saturated
and manipulated with untruths and much bias in order to “fix” and thus attain
an overall rating of “ineffective”, which is exactly what administration needed
as a prerequisite to filing 3020a charges against me.
Lying Under Oath & Obstruction of Justice by Legal Counsels
Representing the Department of Education & the Chancellors’
Office
The utter disregard to the rule of law and human rights within the
Department of Education was greatly pronounced during a 3020a hearing held in
April 2015, when Principal Zoraida Hernandez and Department of Education Legal
Counsel, Shareema Abel, both knowingly lied
under oath and on the record about my Measure of Student Learning (MOSL)
scores.
The following are the initial questions
(Q.) that Principal Zoraida Hernandez
was asked, under oath and on the record, and answers (A.) which she provided, during a 3020a hearing cross-examination, concerning
my MOSL scores.
It is important to note here that Principal
Hernandez’ respiration rate notably increased, her face became increasingly flushed-red,
and she became especially fidgety when the topic of my MOSL scores came up.
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Q. “Do you recall what Mr.
Perez’s MOSL score was for the 2013-2014 school year?”
A. “I didn’t get it because I
didn’t have access. He wasn’t in the system when those scores came out.”
Q. “Okay. So you never saw
it.”
A. “No.”
Seconds after, legal counsel
representing the Department of Education, Shareema Abel, requested to go off-the-record
for a moment which then transformed into an entire lunch break. When we
returned from the lunch break, Department of Education Legal Counsel vehemently
argued -
(1) her client, (Principal
Hernandez), should not be questioned about the document which contained my MOSL
scores,
(2) nine (9) times that - the
principal had never seen it, had no access to it, and or received it.
(3) she, (herself), never saw
that document before.
It is important to mention here that
despite requests for the production of my MOSL scores during discovery, (discovery:
the pre-hearing procedure where each party can obtain evidence from the other
party), Department of Education Legal Counsel, Abel Shareema, still, even at
this very late period of the hearing, had not provide the scores into evidence and
still vigorously resisted to provide said information into evidence, despite
asserting that, “me being the department
of education issue these” and after the arbitrator/judge ordered her to
produce it as soon as possible. Eventually, she reluctantly provided this
information into evidence.
It is also important to note here that Department
of Education Co-Legal Counsel, Jade Fuller also vigorously shielded assistant Principal
Olga Ramos from testifying about her understanding of the scores that make up a
teacher’s evaluation; the Measure of Teacher Practice (MOTP), and the Measure
of Student Learning (MOSL).
The very foundation of the Department of
Education’s testimony, that they never have seen or received my MOSL Scores for
the school year of 2013-2014, collapses upon itself when they attempt to
justify the reason why they have not seen or received my MOSL Scores.
When the legal counsel representing me
attempted to submit into evidence my MOSL Scores, Department of Education Legal
Counsel, Shareema Abel, testified that that was the first time that she had seen
the document and further argued that “…the
school did not receive it, because once a teacher is removed out of a school,
they don’t have access to this.” Department of Education Legal Counsel also
testified that the principal never seen it nor receive it, “…because the Respondent was charged before this was provided to her or
she had access to it… (“her” being the Principal and “Respondent” being
me). Department of Education Legal Counsel further testified that she and the Principal
of the school never saw my MOSL Scores because this document was issued after I
was charged and consequently taken out of the system.
The problem with this argument is that,
as evident by the documents below, I was actually charged after the MOSL Scores
were issued by the Department of Education and after the MOSL Scores were
received by school administrators. I was charged with the 3020a on Monday,
September 8, 2014, at the end of the school day, (days after setting up the
classroom for the school year and days after interacting with the students
assigned to my care).
The MOSL scores were issued by the
Department of Education prior to September 08, 2014. The MOSL Scores were
actually issued on Tuesday, September 02, 2014; seven (7) days prior to me
being charged with the 3020a and thus while I was still in the system. This is
clear-cut evidence of fraudulent, unethical, and immoral behavior. This is blatant
obstruction of justice.
Additionally, school administrators had
forgotten or conveniently ignored the fact that they had actually placed a hard
copy of my MOSL Scores inside my assigned mailbox in the main office of the
school. School administrators had also forgotten or conveniently ignored the
fact that I then provided this information to United Federation of Teachers
(UFT) Union Officials, whom made copies, electronically scanned, and
electronically forwarded said document, along with many other documents, directly
to the Department of Education in order to prepare for the 3020a charges which
I was formally appealing.
Why are government officials,
that are entrusted with the
safety and education of children and
entrusted with being role models to professionals
and the public,
allowed to repeatedly violate the law and
human rights?
We cannot hope to create effective plan
of corrections as long as we continue to ignore one of the most instrumental
factors to the suppression of effective teaching and learning; abuse of power
by our “leaders”.
Please help Educators facilitate
high standards.
Thank you immensely for your time
and energy. Best wishes to all, always.
Sincerely,
Luis Angel Perez,
Middle School Science & Mathematics,
First Grade, Fourth Grade Educator & Advocate
The Shackles to Inaction
Bystander Intervention
The Shackles to Inaction
Passivity, Especially by Our Leaders, Is a Monumental Social
Influence
That Dangerously Confuses & Thus
Inhibits Others from Responding Appropriately
By Luis Angel Perez
Is the passivity demonstrated here by
leaders of our country indicative of a social phenomenon Social Psychologist
have coined pluralistic ignorance;
where people with a grand opportunity to help in an emergency situation are
inhibited from intervening by the mere assumption that the crisis must not be
so critical because other people (leaders) that are also aware of the crisis have
not yet intervened?
Perhaps, the passivity demonstrated
here is indicative of another social phenomenon Social Psychologists have
coined diffusion of responsibility;
where people (leaders) are inhibited from intervening in an emergency situation
by the mere assumption that the crisis will surely be properly handled by other
authority figures that were also notified?
Whatever form of shallow processing one
prefers to hide behind, the apparent passivity demonstrated here is a
monumental social influence that dangerously confuses and thus inhibits others
from responding appropriately. Such passivity is directly responsible for
fueling toxic conformity which forces “good” people to become accomplices to
social crimes committed in the workplace and for fueling supremacy in abuse of
power and disregard to the rule of law.
Are these the lessons
we want to teach our children?
Are these the lessons
we want to teach our fellow humans?
The following depicts only some of the notifications made to some Public
Officials
Monday, February 24, 2014, as a Public
School Educator, I notified both Mayor Bill de Blasio and School Chancellor
Carmen Fariña about the urgency of openly and candidly addressing the rampant
abuse of power in our schools and pleaded for them to help me improve our schools
by openly discussing this highly toxic condition and merely creating
transparent and full-proof plans of correction.
Monday, February 24, 2014, I received
an automatic generic acknowledgment reply from the City of New York, (reply@customerservice.nyc.gov).
This automatic reply thanked me for contacting the City of New York, informed
me that my message has been forwarded to the appropriate agency for review and
handling, provided me with the following service request number #
1-1-942038668, and requested that I do not reply to their message.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/),
here, Mayor Bill de Blasio, School Chancellor Carmen Fariña, or any other Government
Official charged with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the safety and best interest
of children, (b) modeling ethical and moral conduct, and (c) upholding human
and constitutional laws, never responded to my complaints or pleas, regardless
of my First Amendment Constitutional Right to petition the Government for a
redress of grievances.
Sunday, September 14, 2014, as a Public
School Educator, I wrote and emailed a detailed letter to the Honorable
President Barack Obama and the First Family (http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact) regarding the toxic immoral and unethical business
practices in our school system, which directly contribute to a hostile work
environment and poor mental health. I titled this letter, Please Help Us
Create a Better Tomorrow By Merely Enforcing Oversight and Accountability
Toward What Administrators Are Getting Away With Within Our Children’s New York
Public Schools.
Immediately, I received an automatic generic
reply from The Office of Presidential Correspondence which thanked me for
contacting the White House, mentioned that the President is committed to creating
the most open and accessible Administration in history which begins with taking
comments and questions through their website, and mentioned that they receive
thousands of messages from Americans each day and that they do their best to
reply to as many as they can.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/), here, not a single actual Government Official charged
with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the safety and best interest of children, (b)
modeling ethical and moral conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional
laws, ever responded to my complaints or pleas, regardless of my First
Amendment Constitutional Right to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014, as a
Public School Educator, I wrote a detailed letter to the Honorable President
Obama and the First Family. I sent this letter through the United States Postal
Service and paid $21.25 for Priority Mail Express 1-Day. According to the United
States Postal Service (USPS) Tracking System, the letter was not delivered to Washington, DC
until September 22, 2014 (five days late).
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/),
here, no actual Government Official charged with, in good faith, (a) ensuring
the safety and best interest of children, (b) modeling ethical and moral
conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional laws, ever responded to my
complaints or pleas, regardless my First Amendment Constitutional Right to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Friday, September 19, 2014, I received
an automatic reply from White House Secretary of the Department of Education,
Arne Duncan, (info@mail.whitehouse.gov). The subject of the reply was “Meet Brittany”. It
was a generic tale of a lady from West
Georgia Technical
College whom Mr. Duncan met
during his Department of Education annual back-to-school bus tour and whom he
found to be inspiring. This story had nothing to do with my reason for
contacting the White House, any of my complaints, or any of my pleas. At the
end of the letter White House Secretary of the Department of Education, Arne
Duncan closes by writing, “Thanks for sharing”.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/), here, not a single actual Government Official charged
with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the safety and best interest of children, (b)
modeling ethical and moral conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional
laws, ever responded to my complaints or pleas, regardless of my First
Amendment Constitutional Right to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances.
Saturday, December 27, 2014, as a
Public School Educator, I wrote and posted on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s facebook
page a letter of support for the difficult time he must have been experiencing
while facing the toxic tensions brewing
and crimes committed between Police Officers and the Public and how
difficult it must have been to experience a great amount of Police Officers,
from the New York City Police Department, literally turn their backs toward him,
as the Mayor of New York City, as he attended funeral services in respect to
the brave beautiful souls whom, unfortunately, have gotten caught in the
cross-fire of a Seriously Volatile Public Crisis which only seems to exist
many miles away from our policy and law makers, whom for so long have neglected
to effectively address.
In this letter I discussed the toxic abuse
of power that is overtly rampant within our Public Schools and perpetuated by
Officers of the Department of Education (aka Board of Education).
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/),
here, no actual Government Official charged with, in good faith, (a) ensuring
the safety and best interest of children, (b) modeling ethical and moral
conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional laws, ever responded to my
complaints or pleas, regardless of my First Amendment Constitutional Right to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Monday, February 02, 2015, as a Public
School Educator, I wrote and emailed a letter expressing my concerns to School
Chancellor Carmen Fariña, NYCChancellor@schools.nyc.gov.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/), here, not a single actual Government Official charged
with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the safety and best interest of children, (b)
modeling ethical and moral conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional
laws, ever responded to my complaints or pleas, regardless of my First
Amendment Constitutional Right to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances.
Monday, February 02, 2015, as a Public
School Educator, I, again, attempted to contact Mayor Bill de Blasio. I
received an automatic generic reply from the City of New York (reply@customerservice.nyc.gov).
This automatic reply thanked me for contacting the City of New York, informed
me that my message has been forwarded to the appropriate agency for review and
handling, provided me with another service request number (# 1-1-1062818665),
and requested that I do not reply to their message.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/),
here, no actual Government Official charged with, in good faith, (a) ensuring
the safety and best interest of children, (b) modeling ethical and moral
conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional laws, ever responded to my
complaints or pleas, regardless of my First Amendment Constitutional Right to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Friday, February 13, 2015, as a Public
School Educator, I wrote and emailed a letter to Chancellor Carmen Fariña, NYCChancellor@schools.nyc.gov District Six (6) Superintendent Manuel Ramirez, United
Federation of Teachers (UFT) District Representative Mayra Cruz, and UFT Borough
Representative Evelyn de Jesus, regarding the incessant abuse of power in our
schools. This letter was titled, For The Sake of the Children.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/), here, not a single actual Government Official charged
with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the safety and best interest of children, (b)
modeling ethical and moral conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional
laws, ever genuinely responded to my complaints or pleas, regardless of my First
Amendment Constitutional Right to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances.
Saturday, February 14, 2015, as a
Public School Educator, I wrote and emailed a letter to Chancellor Carmen
Fariña, District Six (6) Superintendent Manuel Ramirez, United Federation of
Teachers (UFT) District Representative Mayra Cruz, and UFT Borough
Representative Evelyn de Jesus, regarding the incessant abuse of power in our
schools. This letter was titled, For The Sake of the Children of The Amistad
Dual Language School.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/),
here, no actual Government Official charged with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the
safety and best interest of children, (b) modeling ethical and moral conduct,
and (c) upholding human and constitutional laws, ever responded to my
complaints or pleas, regardless of my First Amendment Constitutional Right to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Sunday, February 15, 2015, as a Public
School Educator, I sent a letter via email to New York State Senator Adriano
Espaillat titled, Abuse: Connecting The Dots of Leadership. I received
an automatic generic reply from him (espailla@nysenate.gov) thanking me for taking the time to email him and
mentioned that my comments and suggestions are important to him and an
important part of the legislative process.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/), here, not a single actual Government Official charged
with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the safety and best interest of children, (b)
modeling ethical and moral conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional
laws, ever genuinely responded to my complaints or pleas, regardless of my
First Amendment Constitutional Right to petition the Government for a redress
of grievances.
Sunday, February 15, 2015, as a Public
School Educator, I sent a letter via email to Assemblyman Guillermo Linares titled,
Abuse: Connecting The Dots of Leadership.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and legal
infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/),
here, no actual Government Official charged with, in good faith, (a) ensuring
the safety and best interest of children, (b) modeling ethical and moral
conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional laws, ever responded to my
complaints or pleas, regardless of my First Amendment Constitutional Right to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Sunday, February 15, 2015, as a Public School Educator, I sent a letter
via email to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo titled, Connecting The Dots of
Leadership. I received an automatic generic reply from the Governor, (Governor.Cuomo@exec.ny.gov), thanking me for reaching out to him, claiming that my
input is invaluable to their mission to create a government that works for its
people, and assuring me that my email will be read and shared with the
appropriate members of his staff.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/), here, not a single actual Government Official charged
with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the safety and best interest of children, (b)
modeling ethical and moral conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional
laws, ever genuinely responded to my complaints or pleas, regardless of my
First Amendment Constitutional Right to petition the Government for a redress
of grievances.
Saturday, February 28, 2015, as a
Public School Educator, I wrote and emailed to every single member of the
Department of Education Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) a letter titled, Rampant
Abuse of Power in Our Public Schools. I emailed this letter to the
following PEP members of the panel (or Pseudo-Board of Education Board Members):
1. Chancellor Carmen Fariña- NYCChancellor@schools.nyc.gov
2. Brooklyn Representative Fred
Baptiste- fbaptiste@schools.nyc.gov
3. Contracts Committee Member T.
Elzora Cleveland- ecleveland@schools.nyc.gov
4. Contracts Committee Member Deborah
Dillingham- ddillingham@schools.nyc.gov
5. Panel Member Norm Fruchter- nfruchter@schools.nyc.gov
6. Panel for Educational Policy
Chair Vanessa Leung- vleung@schools.nyc.gov
7. Staten
Island Representative Kamillah Payne-Hanks- kpaynehanks@schools.nyc.gov
8. Panel Member Lori Podvesker- lpodvesker@schools.nyc.gov
9. Contracts Committee Chair Robert
Powell- rpowell@schools.nyc.gov
10. Contracts Committee Member Isaac
Carmignani- icarmignani@schools.nyc.gov
11. Contracts Committee Member Roberto
Soto-Carrion- rsotocarrion@schools.nyc.gov
12. Manhattan Representative Laura
Zingmond- lzingmond@schools.nyc.gov
13. Panel Member D. Miguelina
Zorilla-Aristy- mzorillaaristy@schools.nyc.gov
Unfortunately, despite also providing
them all with a link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse
of power and legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/),
here, no actual Government Official charged with, in good faith, (a) ensuring
the safety and best interest of children, (b) modeling ethical and moral
conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional laws, ever responded to my
complaints or pleas, regardless of my First Amendment Constitutional Right to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Tuesday, March 03, 2015 I made a follow-up call
(212-264-0300)
to the United States of America National Labor Relations Board Regional Director
Karen P. Fernbach (http://www.nlrb.gov/what-we-do/investigate-charges
) regarding a letter I sent her with my
concerns.
Unfortunately, despite also providing a
link to my blog with more information about the rampant abuse of power and
legal infractions in our schools and practical solutions, (http://writing4light.blogspot.com/), here, not a single actual Government Official charged
with, in good faith, (a) ensuring the safety and best interest of children, (b)
modeling ethical and moral conduct, and (c) upholding human and constitutional
laws, ever directly responded to my complaints or pleas, regardless of my First
Amendment Constitutional Right to petition the Government for a redress of
grievances.
Instead, an attorney by the name of Tom
stopped me short, over the phone, and reported that their organization has no
jurisdiction over any public companies. They only have jurisdiction over the
private sector.
Thursday, March 05, 2015, I wrote and
emailed a letter with my concerns to the Executive Director of the New York
Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) Donna Lieberman. Executive Director Lieberman
responded by informing me that they have a television show titled Project
Liberty (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXR51vZCfVY)
where they document how New York City students actually feel in our schools - like they are in prison, afraid and alone.
I was also informed that since 2010 the NYCLU has been challenging illegal
arrests and excessive force in our schools.
On behalf of many parents, children,
and educators, I wish to deliver an immense THANK YOU to Donna Lieberman and everyone
in the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), for facilitating the exposure
and much needed public scrutiny of this significant portion of the rampant abuse of power and related legal
infractions that exists in our public schools, for enforcing the safety and
best interest of our children, for being public role models of ethical and
moral conduct, for upholding human and constitutional laws, and for your
efforts in inspiring the public to believe that there is a light at the end of
the tunnel and it is not necessarily an in-coming train.
Please help Educators facilitate
high standards.
Thank you immensely for your time
and energy. Best wishes to all, always.
Sincerely,
Luis Angel Perez,
Middle School Science & Mathematics,
First Grade, Fourth Grade Educator & Advocate
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