I have been provided with a copy of Tom Perry's remarks to the School Board, only a part of which he was allowed to present at last Monday's board meeting. I'm debating whether to post a copy here because it's likely to set off a firestorm. He makes some pretty scurrilous charges against the teacher's union which he incorrectly believes is behind the current letter of no confidence. He has not one shred of evidence for that belief but that doesn't stop him from making the claim.
Let me set the record straight: The letter of no confidence is being circulated by a group of community members who are fed up with the situation in our district. THE TEACHER'S UNION HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. There are no teachers who are part of the group, the letter was not written by teachers, teachers are not signing it. How then did he conclude that the CEA was behind it?
Tom Perry's contempt for our teachers oozes from every sentence of his letter. He urges Joseph Hunter to play hard ball in the on-going contract negotiations and force the teachers to either accept whatever the district is ready to offer or go to strike. And that will improve the quality of education in our district in exactly what way?
I hope that our Board has better sense than to give credence to his unsubstantiated ravings. Following his advice will lead us down a path no one wishes to tread and will do irreparable harm to our children and to our community.
I would definitely like to see it, if you decide not to post it maybe we can email you and you can email us personally. I don't know who Tom Perry is but I am very sorry to hear there is someone out that who is unjustifiably causing trouble. Thank you for posting the truth.
ReplyDeleteI would love to hear Tom Perry's remarks. Post them! Those of us who teach in the district have rather tough skins already. It's always good to know what the public thinks.
ReplyDeleteI would be interested in seeing Tom Perry's remarks as well ... as he was speaking, I wasn't following him very well .... reading it would be nice.
ReplyDeleteAs for the post above me ... don't assume what he says is what the general public thinks - it is what HE thinks. We seem to have a problem with individuals taking it upon themselves to represent large groups of people (eg. a pastor talking on behalf of all Christians) even when they have no authority to do so.
The ranting and raving about teachers is function Tom Perry performs on a regular basis. Those of us that have been around the community for a long time have become tired of this song and take it with a grain of salt. We move on to a more level headed perception of teachers and the process of negotiations. Sorry Tom!!
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