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A Brave School Psychologist Speaks Out!
School Psychologist Tormented
for Helping Students!
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> Name: **************
> email: **************
> Anonymous: Yes
> Post: Yes
> State: Louisiana
> County: **************
> District: **************
>
> Story:
>
> In my duties as a school psychologist I have seen numerous
> violations of children's' rights by supervisory staff. Placement
> decisions are always made "from the top" despite the fact
that
> the LAW sates that placement decisions are to be made by an IEP
> committee which of course should include the parent and the
> parent's wishes.
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> Further, I am currently being subjected to harassment and
> retaliation for "whistle blowing," asserting my
individual civil
> rights to free speech, and asserting my rights per the Americans
> with Disabilities Act. I have been assigned to a school across a
> large suspension bridge [I have] a documented bridge phobia, an
> Anxiety Disorder and Depression (both severe). I have been
> submitted to retaliation for asserting my rights and am in the
> midst of a grievance process which is supposed to occur
> "expeditiously" though the SBO has had all relevant
documentation
> since January 22, 2000 it is now March 12, 2000 and I have heard
> nothing from the superintendent about the grievance hearing.
>
> In the interim in investigating my own difficulties, I have found
> many more of the same type violations of both school board policy
> and possibly federal and state laws. Further, the parish does not
> have an anti-harassment policy per the recent EEOC policy. I am
> told that there has not been a grievance filed in this parish to
> reach this level (i.e. the superintendent/School Board level) in
> 14 years. Little wonder. The only thing that curtailed the
> harassment was my obtaining an attorney and filing with the EEOC
> re: discrimination. I fear that there are many more instances out
> there, but people are just too scared to lose their jobs
> (Louisiana is an employment at will state, and the Administration
> tends to shoot from the hip regarding their own policies, as I
> have discovered.
>
> This is most unfortunate and probably the primary reason that
> people are leaving education left and right. Everyone in my office
> is counting the days till retirement.
>
> Thank you for your time and attention. If anyone has any advice,
> please feel free.
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