Comments on: WSB: Douglas teacher fired over domestic violence incident http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/ Your source to discuss and learn about education in Atlanta, Georgia and the nation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:55:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: OhioSoldier http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-47897 OhioSoldier Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:33:13 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-47897 Megan, I hope that this mess is behind you by know and that your life is getting back to normal. I'm sorry to hear that he did what he did and I'm sure you were more than justified in defending yourself. To all of you that are throwing accusations please let me say this. I knew Miss Whelpley well when she lived in Ohio and I can attest without a shadow of a doubt to the quality of her character, professionalism and dedication to the education of young people. When faced with a dangerous situation she did what any of us would do and she defended herself only as a last resort, when fleeing to a lockable room failed. I only hope that when the spotlight of the public eye is turned on you that you are treated with the same respect that you have shown her. Megan,

I hope that this mess is behind you by know and that your life is getting back to normal. I’m sorry to hear that he did what he did and I’m sure you were more than justified in defending yourself.

To all of you that are throwing accusations please let me say this. I knew Miss Whelpley well when she lived in Ohio and I can attest without a shadow of a doubt to the quality of her character, professionalism and dedication to the education of young people. When faced with a dangerous situation she did what any of us would do and she defended herself only as a last resort, when fleeing to a lockable room failed. I only hope that when the spotlight of the public eye is turned on you that you are treated with the same respect that you have shown her.

]]> By: bluebottletree http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-21364 bluebottletree Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:35:14 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-21364 I attended the Dec 7 BOE meeting and heard one of the "audience participation" speakers comment about a recent controversial decision regarding a teacher. I'm guessing this is the decision the speaker was referring to. So, let's see if I understand this right: A woman was terminated based on an allegation that she lawfully defended herself against physical attack. Wow. On so many levels, that is really scary. I attended the Dec 7 BOE meeting and heard one of the “audience participation” speakers comment about a recent controversial decision regarding a teacher. I’m guessing this is the decision the speaker was referring to.

So, let’s see if I understand this right: A woman was terminated based on an allegation that she lawfully defended herself against physical attack.

Wow. On so many levels, that is really scary.

]]> By: WhoSaidThat? http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-21080 WhoSaidThat? Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:26:42 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-21080 Yay to Vine Street Trey!!!!! Well, well said. Here here!!!!! Yay to Vine Street Trey!!!!! Well, well said. Here here!!!!!

]]> By: WhoSaidThat? http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-21079 WhoSaidThat? Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:22:00 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-21079 Someone posted on another site about other people in the Douglas county system that had risen to the top based on sleeping with people in the system, on the board, principals of schools and teachers in the classroom. Nobody ever said anything about those people (If that person is reading, will you re-post it?) So much goes on that we don't know about and NO county is free from scandal no matter how farout you go because you are dealing with humans and as humans we do make mistakes. That being said, this lady has a life outside of the classroom. Had this been an incident like clayton county where the teachers were fighting at school, this would have been different (these women are on leave with pay, but this DC woman has been fired). People please realize that yes we are held in a higher moral road than others based on our profession, I do get that. But we are still human, have faults, like an occassional drink or two and everything else. Please stop over-scrutinizing our lives. It is at the point now where we can't do anything.....hell, AND we are being furloughed, sheesh!!!!!!!! If that ain't enough to make husbands/wives act crazy or take a drink or two I don't know what else will!, lol!!! (that was just a joke) Someone posted on another site about other people in the Douglas county system that had risen to the top based on sleeping with people in the system, on the board, principals of schools and teachers in the classroom. Nobody ever said anything about those people (If that person is reading, will you re-post it?) So much goes on that we don’t know about and NO county is free from scandal no matter how farout you go because you are dealing with humans and as humans we do make mistakes. That being said, this lady has a life outside of the classroom. Had this been an incident like clayton county where the teachers were fighting at school, this would have been different (these women are on leave with pay, but this DC woman has been fired). People please realize that yes we are held in a higher moral road than others based on our profession, I do get that. But we are still human, have faults, like an occassional drink or two and everything else. Please stop over-scrutinizing our lives. It is at the point now where we can’t do anything…..hell, AND we are being furloughed, sheesh!!!!!!!! If that ain’t enough to make husbands/wives act crazy or take a drink or two I don’t know what else will!, lol!!! (that was just a joke)

]]> By: Susan Nunes http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-20751 Susan Nunes Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:09:53 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-20751 The problem is school districts fire teachers over stupid things all the time; I was a victim of a wrongful dismissal and am currently trying to find a lawyer to sue the district over a principal's blatant negligence. When you're fired, your teaching career is over; you can never teach again. It's very bad in my case because I am almost 55 years old with NO job prospects. The unions nationwide aren't real unions and too often cut deals with administrators to shaft the teacher in order to preserve the principal's job. As long as there is a glut of applicants for every teaching job, school districts will continue to treat teachers like dirt. The problem is school districts fire teachers over stupid things all the time; I was a victim of a wrongful dismissal and am currently trying to find a lawyer to sue the district over a principal’s blatant negligence. When you’re fired, your teaching career is over; you can never teach again. It’s very bad in my case because I am almost 55 years old with NO job prospects. The unions nationwide aren’t real unions and too often cut deals with administrators to shaft the teacher in order to preserve the principal’s job. As long as there is a glut of applicants for every teaching job, school districts will continue to treat teachers like dirt.

]]> By: JJ http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-20480 JJ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:19:43 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-20480 This is not the christian way to make money by stripping. What kind of judgement is this women using. Personally, I think she deserved whatever she gets. A person with any kind of decision making would never allow this type of people into their lives. This is what type of people we have teaching in our schools. I personally made my way through college without having to resort to immoral activities. This is not just idol nonsense! - This is not the christian way to make money by stripping. What kind of judgement is this women using.

Personally, I think she deserved whatever she gets.

A person with any kind of decision making would never allow this type of people into their lives.

This is what type of people we have teaching in our schools.

I personally made my way through college without having to resort to immoral activities.

This is not just idol nonsense! -

]]> By: Vine Street Trey http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-20242 Vine Street Trey Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:37:42 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-20242 I agree with Bdogfan. what gives you the right to post such things on here when you hardly no this woman. I parents want her to go back she must be a hard working person. I know that if you take on extra duty like the Drama club, the pay does NOT make up for the time you put in. Just be careful because if you cheat on your taxes or drive above the speed limit, or act below the moral norm. we may just have to post a new thread about you. Come on people get a hobby or volunteer, go help someone in need. Do not just sit there in front of your nasty keyboard posting this nonsense and eating cheetos and drinking beer.I am sure there are a few board members losing sleep over their choice on this one. It's "The tell tale heart" thumping under the floorboard. All I ask them to do is what I have asked you to do. STEP up and do the right thing. This poor womans' life is ruined or hanging in the balance. If they dropped the charges then you should give her her job back. If there were other things that swayed your choice I am sure you can set up some kind of plan so that it does not happen again. You should do so before she sues and gets alot of money. OHH sorry... you do not mind throwing money away. Like 300K to a lawyer and 1.2Mil to Citi Corp. Better yet I am sure she will be happier if you allow the court to decide in her favor. You won't miss the money if you can make choices like that. So to all the haters out there I say stand up for Ms. Whelpley and give her what she deserves. I agree with Bdogfan. what gives you the right to post such things on here when you hardly no this woman. I parents want her to go back she must be a hard working person. I know that if you take on extra duty like the Drama club, the pay does NOT make up for the time you put in. Just be careful because if you cheat on your taxes or drive above the speed limit, or act below the moral norm. we may just have to post a new thread about you. Come on people get a hobby or volunteer, go help someone in need. Do not just sit there in front of your nasty keyboard posting this nonsense and eating cheetos and drinking beer.I am sure there are a few board members losing sleep over their choice on this one. It’s “The tell tale heart” thumping under the floorboard. All I ask them to do is what I have asked you to do. STEP up and do the right thing. This poor womans’ life is ruined or hanging in the balance. If they dropped the charges then you should give her her job back. If there were other things that swayed your choice I am sure you can set up some kind of plan so that it does not happen again. You should do so before she sues and gets alot of money. OHH sorry… you do not mind throwing money away. Like 300K to a lawyer and 1.2Mil to Citi Corp. Better yet I am sure she will be happier if you allow the court to decide in her favor. You won’t miss the money if you can make choices like that. So to all the haters out there I say stand up for Ms. Whelpley and give her what she deserves.

]]> By: BulldogsFan88 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-20236 BulldogsFan88 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:51:32 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-20236 It amazes me how quickly people can take an anonymous post, somehow pass it off as truth, and run with it! LOL! We don't know anything about this lady, how would you like it if that were you losing your job because of something you did OUTSIDE of work? What if you got a WARNING for speeding and got fired for it? You didn't get a ticket, just as Miss Whelpley didn't get convicted of anything. What credibility does "jim kent" have to make claims like that? You should be ashamed of yourselves to condemn someone so quickly as a stripper without even knowing anything about her. *THAT* is not a "christian way of life", now is it? It amazes me how quickly people can take an anonymous post, somehow pass it off as truth, and run with it! LOL! We don’t know anything about this lady, how would you like it if that were you losing your job because of something you did OUTSIDE of work?

What if you got a WARNING for speeding and got fired for it? You didn’t get a ticket, just as Miss Whelpley didn’t get convicted of anything. What credibility does “jim kent” have to make claims like that? You should be ashamed of yourselves to condemn someone so quickly as a stripper without even knowing anything about her.

*THAT* is not a “christian way of life”, now is it?

]]> By: Parent Concerned http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-20232 Parent Concerned Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:13:41 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-20232 HSTeacher She must be a pretty good pole dancer. Judging from some of these posts it looks as if she is moonlighting. I guess one can never get the stripper off the pole. I have to believe the BOE had more than just this incident to justify their position if it was unanimous. We all know that any respectable organization would not act on a person such as this because of one incident. There had to be more and we are finding this out slowly. I also agree with another poster that this story seems a bit one-sided. This was before we found out about the pole dancing. It looks like there are alot of people who want her to do both of her jobs. HSTeacher
She must be a pretty good pole dancer. Judging from some of these posts it looks as if she is moonlighting. I guess one can never get the stripper off the pole. I have to believe the BOE had more than just this incident to justify their position if it was unanimous. We all know that any respectable organization would not act on a person such as this because of one incident. There had to be more and we are finding this out slowly. I also agree with another poster that this story seems a bit one-sided. This was before we found out about the pole dancing. It looks like there are alot of people who want her to do both of her jobs.

]]> By: HSteacher http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/11/21/wsb-douglas-teacher-fired-over-domestic-violence-incident/comment-page-1/#comment-20218 HSteacher Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:25:42 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=3225#comment-20218 Parent: Teachers have to pass mandatory background checks. These only include arrests and ILLEGAL acts. Working as a stripper, which at this point is only a supposed fact posted here, is not illegal. As I posted earlier, many people take jobs to pay for college that are not part of their career plan. Unless she's pole dancing on her time off now, what she did in the past is immaterial. You can't check a person's moral background unless you're a private religious school. If she didn't have the credentials and interview skills, she wouldn't have been hired to teach. The woman was attacked by a former boyfriend outside of school and outside the scope of the BOE. As I posted earlier, parents have called for her return to the school. She must be a pretty good teacher if parents want her back. Her "christianity" isn't the issue here. Parent: Teachers have to pass mandatory background checks. These only include arrests and ILLEGAL acts. Working as a stripper, which at this point is only a supposed fact posted here, is not illegal. As I posted earlier, many people take jobs to pay for college that are not part of their career plan. Unless she’s pole dancing on her time off now, what she did in the past is immaterial. You can’t check a person’s moral background unless you’re a private religious school. If she didn’t have the credentials and interview skills, she wouldn’t have been hired to teach. The woman was attacked by a former boyfriend outside of school and outside the scope of the BOE. As I posted earlier, parents have called for her return to the school. She must be a pretty good teacher if parents want her back. Her “christianity” isn’t the issue here.

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