Teachers And Friends: Check-out This Online Petition To End The Blacklisting Of NYC Educators

[Smarmie Doofus]

I'll simplify: during the Bloomberg era, the city established this barbaric policy of red-flagging probationary teachers who had been "discontinued" ( fired) before their probationary period was up. Although the stated rationale for the firing is always pedagogical, much more often it is actually political and/or personal and simply dressed up in ed-speak. One teacher I know, primary provider for two minor children, was "discontinued" to make room on payroll for someone's relative.

So... you ask... why not just go apply at another school? You *can't*. You can apply.... but the principal can't hire you. You are blacklisted at all 1,700 NYC schools.

There is only one school system in NYC. The aforementioned teacher has since left the profession they trained for ( two master's degrees; dozens of licensing hoops to jump thru, etc.).
This... or something similar.... has happened to 450 teachers in just the last two years here.

Here's the petition. It takes about one minute to read and 15 seconds to sign.


https://www.change.org/petitions/new-york-city-department-of-education-save-the-careers-of-discontinued-teachers

The time is ripe for this kind of redress of grievance here. We have a less-hostile mayor and a chancellor who actually knows what she's doing.

And who knows; if successful, there could be policy implications for other districts around the country with contemptible personnel policies toward educators.

Thanks.