I Was Only Following Orders

I was going to wait until the investigation into the alleged grade fixing was complete before I commented, but I don’t have to hear all of the facts before commenting on this one. If the Superintendent is guilty of tampering with grades, let’s say goodbye and move on. But I hope the Board of Education doesn’t forget about those teachers and administrators who were complicit in or participated in the grade changing. It took a former board member, Kris Vanacore, to bring this issue to light on Channel 8 news. Where was Dr. Perry then? I presume he had to be “smoked out” in the investigation. Would he still be silent and if so why? Where was he when the townspeople and faculty was calling for the non-renewal of the Superintendent’s contract two years ago? There is no excuse for Dr. Perry and any faculty who knew about this not to come forward. Teachers and administrators are part of the most powerful union in the country and “I feared for my job” doesn’t cut it. They’re given tenure, protected through contracts and can file complaints with the State. How can we support and teach a character curriculum when our top administrator and teachers at the high school can’t follow it. Two years ago at that infamous Board of Education meeting, faculty had no problem speaking out against the Superintendent. Why was there a problem bringing this issue forward unless there was some complicity between the former principal, teachers, students and parents. There is more to this than meets the eye and I look forward to seeing the investigation completed and all of the individuals held responsible for their actions. North Branford deserves better than this.