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Post by Fredo on Oct 30, 2007 8:30:02 GMT -5
It seems that the charges against the Hixson High School principal have been dropped. What bonehead thought it was a good idea to charge her with a crime for exercising her own judgment anyway?
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Post by baloo on Oct 30, 2007 8:35:09 GMT -5
It seems that the charges against the Hixson High School principal have been dropped. What bonehead thought it was a good idea to charge her with a crime for exercising her own judgment anyway? atleast the judge saw it that way.
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Post by Fredo on Oct 30, 2007 8:39:16 GMT -5
Thankfully. I don't know why it is that some folks want to criminalize every activity.
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Post by baloo on Oct 30, 2007 8:47:35 GMT -5
Thankfully. I don't know why it is that some folks want to criminalize every activity. independent thought is no longer rewarded. decision by committee is the new way! and i saw 'bs'
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Post by hillcitytn on Oct 30, 2007 8:59:12 GMT -5
where? lol would you guys feel the same if your children attended there? this was the principle at Brainerd last year with the gun incident, and countless other things that went un or under reported.
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Post by baloo on Oct 30, 2007 9:05:06 GMT -5
where? lol would you guys feel the same if your children attended there? this was the principle at Brainerd last year with the gun incident, and countless other things that went un or under reported. by taking that poor educator to court.
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Post by Fredo on Oct 30, 2007 9:12:18 GMT -5
I would hope that I could trust a grown woman to decide if a smokey smell is the same as smoke. I gotta go do some work. You guys have a good day.
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Post by wildman67 on Oct 30, 2007 10:23:31 GMT -5
Fredo, some substances don't actually produce any of the characteristics of the smoke color. Some substances actually do burn without emitting anything but a smell.
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Post by CoffeeShooter on Oct 30, 2007 10:45:32 GMT -5
too much emphasis on testing scores these days. IMO
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Post by wildman67 on Oct 30, 2007 10:48:52 GMT -5
Very true, coffee.
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Post by whimdriven on Oct 30, 2007 10:52:06 GMT -5
too much emphasis on testing scores these days. IMO Any reason for this opinion?
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Post by CoffeeShooter on Oct 30, 2007 10:52:47 GMT -5
she was more worried about the tests & test scores than safety. those fire alarms can compeletely disrupt order for the rest of the day.
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Post by CoffeeShooter on Oct 30, 2007 10:54:39 GMT -5
i'd probably lean toward the judgment call that she made. however, what a risk to take if you are wrong.
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Post by baloo on Oct 30, 2007 11:00:11 GMT -5
if they have practiced their drills and have everything in place, getting those kids out shouldn't be that big of a deal!
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Post by wildman67 on Oct 30, 2007 11:11:26 GMT -5
When I was student there, we drills about once every 2 months to keep everyone on their toes. I remember a few of them was unannounced drills.
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Post by whimdriven on Oct 30, 2007 11:26:30 GMT -5
Maybe she was worried about the integrity of the test and perceived that the situation could be contained without disrupting the exam process.
There are penalities from the College Board for botching a test administration as well.
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Post by CoffeeShooter on Oct 30, 2007 11:33:54 GMT -5
that is my point whim .. luckily her's was good judgement.
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Post by wildman67 on Oct 30, 2007 11:34:10 GMT -5
Whim, let's say that it was a electrical fire and it spread out during the testing. You know that the ceiling used is a drop down style and it could hide a fire as it spread. In that case, smoke wouldn't appear until a section of that ceiling was to fall in either in a classroom or in the hallway. I would rather be safe and evacuate the school than have a small situation grow into something that could be a fatal just because of some stupid test.
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Post by whimdriven on Oct 30, 2007 13:56:07 GMT -5
I'm sure that the students having the potential of earning a National Merit Finalist Scholarship to college didn't think that it was some stupid test.
But you know, I'm biased.
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Post by baloo on Oct 30, 2007 14:25:21 GMT -5
whim, you make several good point.
this educator was hired to think and run the school.
by 'not 'pulling the fire alarm she may have 'avoided' a risk!
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Post by whimdriven on Oct 30, 2007 14:51:46 GMT -5
Action as well as inaction can both be effective risk management techniques.
Using one's brain is also a good one!
I imagine that the fines from the College Board would have been more than the $1,000 charged by the state/local constabulary.
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Post by wildman67 on Oct 30, 2007 15:54:51 GMT -5
Whim, so in your humble opinion. You would let it go unchecked and if it happened to be a fire then you would pull the fire alarm on the late side of things. Like I said, all they are doing is teaching to the tests and yes this test is a stupid one since they are giving it to everyone in the school. PSAT should be a voluntary test since not every one is meant for college and it should only be given to seniors if they want to take it. Yes, the principal was stupid in not pulling the fire alarm and it is a stupid test if you are going to risk human life over it.
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Post by kordax on Oct 30, 2007 16:13:21 GMT -5
too much emphasis on testing scores these days. IMO
I thought Hixson had already de-emphasized testing as evidenced by their yearly declining test scores -- that's one of the reasons Big Ridge parents didn't want to inflict Hixson's slack standards on their children when the re-zoning bomb was dropped on them....
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Post by CoffeeShooter on Oct 30, 2007 17:06:53 GMT -5
I'd rather see small, neighborhood schools vs the giant complexes. At least through the primary grades. I helped home school 2 members of our family & discovered that to be another good option. Especially for the younger, more formative years. AND, if students are repeatedly disruptive they need to be moved to another facility. AND, fine the parents in some way. It is the disruptive ones with the disinterested parents that are the major problems. People should be vested in their child's education. Period. Some children, especially the very young ones, try to learn, want to learn but can't because of the disruptive ones in the room.
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Post by whimdriven on Oct 31, 2007 8:21:21 GMT -5
Easy Kordax ... I might whip out that old stereotype that no smart kids come out of Red Bank because the school supports athletics over academics.
Take the "smart" kids out of public schools and send them to private schools, which happens at a pace of 6x the state average in Chattanooga, and you're going to have declining test scores year over year. Add to that the general apathy of most parents, lack of viable family structure, spending a lot of time on a bus everyday carting from the inner city out to the suburbs instead of having that time to learn/do homework, ...
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