What if someone from his staff were the victim of an assault and someone published in the newspaper that it was a staged event? I don't think he would be very happy about it. That is how I feel right now; as though I have not only been assaulted by a student, but now by a supposed professional editor who has never spoken to me about the situation, unlike Liz Tufts from Channel 6 who was not afraid of the New Bedford School Dept. administration as the Standard Times seems to be.....how do I know so much about this?
I am the teacher in the video. I will continue to speak out until there is no breath left in me.
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Unger's cheap shot makes him look like a bigger fool than Mayor Jon Mitchell.
^ Wow, that's hard to do.
with a "big" investigation underway, how is it remotely true that the headmaster didnt know about this incident the day it happened. can anyone shed light on this?
who pulled the student out of class?
where did he go - i'm assuming to the office?
Pia Durkin asks for daily reports from the headmasters, i can't for the life of me believe no one reported this.
I'm not a memeber of NBPS but can clearly see that this entire administration is truly "the peanut gallery"
This turnaround plan is Durkin's 5 minutes of YouTube fame. Her goal is to remove teachers with higher salaries and replace them with teachers just starting out in their careers. PIA does not care about this district, and plans to screw. She is just securing her future.
The idea that teenagers would stage a violent crime and make certain it was captured on video is not unheard of. A couple years ago a student at Franklin High School sucker punched another student and a friend of his published the video on You Tube.
Bob, when are you and Steve going to sub for a day at the high school? I think the two of you need a reality check on what is going on in the classroom and the only way you will experience that is by getting in here and trying it out for a day. Then you both can go back to the Standard-Times and write your articles that is if you don't end up in the doctor's office or hospital.
Mayor endorses superintendent's bad behavior.
The administration runs on lies and coverups.
Both Bob and Steve need to get into the high school, middle schools, and elementary as subs to see what is actually going on and how we (teachers) are not supported by our administrators who turn a blind eye to all this violence and disruption. Last fall the supt., Mayor, police chief, reports from the S-T, and talk show host denied the violence going on in our schools. They blamed us; especially Pia with her no suspension mandate and allowing students to get away with violating school rules. Now everything is coming home to roost--great job Pia.
So along with her (Pia) buzz word "rigor" is another buzz word "de-escalate."
It is time for the S-T you, Bob and Steve, the try this first-hand. As a matter of fact, Pia you should also go and teach in one of these classes. Your policies are NOT working! Things have going from the frying pan into the fire fueled by gasoline.
A while back, (we felt like our job was hard?)-when we had a superintendent that respected the struggle of the NBPS teacher, a coworker used to say, "These are the good old days." I weep at the memory-for now I truly understand. I shall perish before this district recovers. She who shall not be named has taken the light from the city who once lit the world.
durkin's lies and coverups would just keep perpetuating if not for this video.
Parents beware. This superintendent will lie to you until she is blue in the face. Her counterparts, mayor and SC are no better.
Is there an award for distorted journalism?
(FIRST OF ALL, IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW TO GET THIS TO MR. UNGER DIRECTLY, I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.) Mr. Unger seriously needs to grow a pair and stop hiding behind his newspaper and put his money where his mouth is. Come on down Mr. Unger and try subbing and working at our high school. Walk our corridors when they are full of students. You know, down here where everything is fake and made up. What's the matter, are you afraid? Let me get this straight, we show up here every day and face these kids, but you are too scared of them. I thought this job was a piece of cake and all we did was overreact. Talk is cheap Mr. Unger. You want to do some real research for your paper, get your facts straight. Stop spouting off about things you know nothing about and come experience things first hand. Then sit back and write about them. Isn't that what a professional, effective, award-winning journalist with integrity is supposed to do????? Then perhaps you can get your subscriptions up for the right reasons. Isn't that what you went to school for?
I agree. Come in an sub even at the elementary level. Things are covered up there too. These are not isolated incidents and they do happen all the time. Unger needs to act like a real journalist. May I suggest a book for him to read? Guarding Sing, Sing. Conover actually trained as a correctional officer and went undercover to see what it was like. That is what a real journalist would do. Not judge or speak of something he knows nothing about.
Bob unger owes Joanne Maura an apology"............
Bob Unger is the Editor and Associate Publisher of SouthCoast Media Group, the publisher of The Standard-Times and SouthCoastToday.com. He can be reached by email at runger@s-t.com or by phone at 508-979-4430. You can follow him on Twitter at @BobUngerSCT.
What a jerk. Mr. Unger would not last one hour in ANY classroom in New Bedford. What a joke.
The Enquirer has a job opening for Unger. Why not? He is an expert at fabricating and distorting facts. Come on down Mr Unger!
The Enquirer actually breaks a story now and then...the same can't be said of the ST.
Joanne, the victim, of this violent act by an out-of-control student who could have done serious bodily harm to her, another student, or himself with his chair throwing tantrum is now becoming victimized by the press and administrators.
This sounds like other women who have been attacked only to be "raped" again when they go to the authorities and court--victim being victimized a second time by the very people who should be defending her.
How could the administration at the school say they didn't know? Didn't the student receive ASA?
Are they (administrators) in a vacuum?
Don't they get out and walk the corridors, go into classrooms, and cafeterias? If they don't get out of their office and around the school, they are not doing their job which is why the school is out-of-control!
I find it very hard to believe that the administrators had no idea as to what happen until they saw it on YouTube! Coverup and CYA.
Our so-called leaders have FAILED us and THEY are the ones that should be held accountable.
Finally, why have the members of the School Committee been so quiet?
A partial explanation for the above comment is that he hides in his office, makes a mockery of the Walk-through protocol, they return conduct cards, or placate the offenders.
Unger and Durkin are both washed up has beens still looking for their 20 seconds of fame.
Darth Durkin(thank the Elephant) has taken a struggling district down a terrible road. The mayor, SC, CC, and the citizens of NB can reverse the direction. YES WE CAN! We shouldn't wait as long as Attleboro did to stop the crazy train.
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