Topic: Hooray schools!

[that Baby guy]

Well, I just found out my old county's school superintendent pulled a knife at one of the elementary schools.  Apparently, the faculty or staff, or whatever the teachers call themselves now were upset about a principal, and somewhere during a meeting, this prompted him to pull a knife out a cut a picture of himself to shreds.  Any ideas why?  I don't know, but this is a link to the story.  Of course, this means you know the county I grew up in, but I doubt that matters much, I think most of you know I don't even live there anymore.

Anyways, I've met with this man for a meeting before, and let me say that I'm actually not a bit surprised about this at all.  As best as I can say, the man is either insane or crooked.  Either reason could be why he would need to tear up a photo with a knife, though.  Basically, he sits in his office and chews on a cigar.  And yes, this is a building on school grounds.  At one point, when meeting with him about something dealing with illegal treatment of some classes,  illegal according to Florida law, he picked up an orange or a tangerine, or one of those orange-colored citrus fruits (he had a box of them), and pulled his knife out of his pocket (remember, this is in a meeting with a member of the student body on school grounds) to tear into the fruit.  Partway through, he even offered me one.  He was late to the meeting at his office that I had set up the week before, and he lied to my face about a few things that were supposed to happen.

Anyways, he's messed up.  Now that this tidbit is out on the news, does anyone have any suggestions on how to prompt an investigation or something, so that the whole school system cleans up their act?  The Superintendent isn't the only person doing things like this, either, and the students there don't deserve to go through the same crap I did.

[WuTangTurtle]

start rumors that the school system is family ran, and are getting beneficial pay because of it.  They'll be starting an investigation.......maybe not for the right suspicions but at least they'll look into the school.

I don't know if anyone has heard but I think this has occurred twice in Arizona in the last few years.  Seriously when a janitor makes more than a teacher, I don't know how you can make it not look like being part of the family isn't beneficial.  Or u know just plain out taking money from the school, thats always nice.....  

[Ian Sane]

Although cutting up a picture with a knife is certainly weird I would never in a million years refer to that as "pulling a knife".  If he didn't threaten anyone or attempt to hurt anyone then what difference does it make?  It's an odd gesture but nothing I would consider even newsworthy.  And the orange story is nothing at all.  OHMIGOD HE CUT FOOD WITH A KNIFE!!!  CALL DA POLICE!!!

I "pulled at knife" at work today.  I pulled one out of a grocery bag and used it to cut my lunch.  SO NO ONE F*CK WIT ME YAH HEAR!!

[that Baby guy]

There are a couple Markhams in the system, but I think they may not have any relations.  The town's primary group of voters are rednecks, too.  I'll see what I can find about the families involved, but my sister is going to be a teacher there in a year or two, so the thing I'm worried about is hurting my family's reputation there, in the event that the undiscovered "buddies" in the system don't throw a thorn in her side.  I'm trying to see if the most local TV station will accept tips and consider them anonymous.