The board finally acted and Waibel is out which feels surreal because I honestly spent so many nights staring at the screen wondering if anybody else cared. It just goes to show what happens when we refuse to back down even when things get heated and messy. Now we just …
September 8, 2021
Final supporters
- The D303 community asks the St. Charles D303 School Board Members, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Fairgrieve, Mr. Lackner, Mr. McNally, Mrs. Bell and Mrs. McCabe, to publicly censure and remove Board Member Ms. Carolyn Waibel from the D303 School Board. According to Policy 2:60 Board Member Removal From Office, “If a majority of the School Board determines that a board member has willfully failed to perform his or her official duties, it may request the Regional Superintendent to remove such member from office.”
- Ms. Carolyn Waibel’s actions at the board table and in the media violated Policy 2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 8:10 (Connection with the Community), and Approved Board Agreements 5/11/20 (Sections: Speaking with One Voice, Communicating with the Media, Agenda Development and No Surprises).The violations are as follows:
- Ms. Waibel spoke for the whole board at a meeting and in the media;
- Ms. Waibel personally and individually furthered board action to administration without consent from a board vote;
- Ms. Waibel verbally attacked the public twice: On January 11, 2021 she accused the public of “harassment” of board members and on June 21, 2021 accused the D303 community of “systemic prejudice, bias judgment, and racism”.
3. Requested the full written statement from Ms. Waibel read by President Barker at the Special Board Meeting on 6/28/21.
We are duty bound by oath and our humane ethics to take care of our students. We have a systemic problem of prejudice, conscious and subconscious bias, judgment and racism that runs deep through humankind, students, parents, community alike. This cannot be addressed with "hand slaps" to teachers and students. We must give the opportunity for the voice for those who feel unsafe, uncomfortable, and unable to learn in the education system we provide. We need to provide a forum for that now-by the fall-whether it be mediated by an outside mental health service, professional mediation or equity team. There is no nefarious agenda, caring for our fellow human, the goal is kindness, safety, community values; all those values we are held to a higher power. Those values and morals we MUST make a priority if we hope to ascend as a species. If we do not act now to hear the cries of the children, we fail at our job. And you as parents fail at yours.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 9, 2021
July 2, 2021
I have been staring at the policy handbooks again because the inconsistencies in how we are being treated just keep piling up. It feels like the board is hoping if they stay quiet long enough we will just move on to something else but people keep reaching out to me with stories that really change my perspective on how deep these issues actually run.
Reached 100 supporters
July 2, 2021
61 Comments
Ms. Waibel has no right to judge our role as parents or pushing her singular beliefs while elected to represent the will of the community.
The members of the board have a duty to the community. Ms Waibel seems to have forgotten who the boss is….the community. She needs to be removed
Board members should represent the community, NOT the teachers union! Blanket assumptions of our community is not Mrs Waibel’s job as a board member. This is one of many times she is out of line. She should be replaced with someone who can be objective and speak for our kids.
She’s not advocating for our children. It’s not a once size fits all -mentally, emotionally, physically nor academically. She’s not making our children feel safe or heard. Quite the opposite. In my opinion.
A school board member accursing me of “systemic prejudice, bias judgment, and racism”???!!! Shame on her! Ms. Waibel should be allowed to promote her ideology into our children's education? Focus on education!
Get rid of those clowns please
It’s about time
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The board finally acted and Waibel is out which feels surreal because I honestly spent so many nights staring at the screen wondering if anybody else cared. It just goes to show what happens when we refuse to back down even when things get heated and messy. Now we just …
September 8, 2021
Final supporters
- The D303 community asks the St. Charles D303 School Board Members, Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Fairgrieve, Mr. Lackner, Mr. McNally, Mrs. Bell and Mrs. McCabe, to publicly censure and remove Board Member Ms. Carolyn Waibel from the D303 School Board. According to Policy 2:60 Board Member Removal From Office, “If a majority of the School Board determines that a board member has willfully failed to perform his or her official duties, it may request the Regional Superintendent to remove such member from office.”
- Ms. Carolyn Waibel’s actions at the board table and in the media violated Policy 2:220 (School Board Meeting Procedure), 8:10 (Connection with the Community), and Approved Board Agreements 5/11/20 (Sections: Speaking with One Voice, Communicating with the Media, Agenda Development and No Surprises).The violations are as follows:
- Ms. Waibel spoke for the whole board at a meeting and in the media;
- Ms. Waibel personally and individually furthered board action to administration without consent from a board vote;
- Ms. Waibel verbally attacked the public twice: On January 11, 2021 she accused the public of “harassment” of board members and on June 21, 2021 accused the D303 community of “systemic prejudice, bias judgment, and racism”.
3. Requested the full written statement from Ms. Waibel read by President Barker at the Special Board Meeting on 6/28/21.
We are duty bound by oath and our humane ethics to take care of our students. We have a systemic problem of prejudice, conscious and subconscious bias, judgment and racism that runs deep through humankind, students, parents, community alike. This cannot be addressed with "hand slaps" to teachers and students. We must give the opportunity for the voice for those who feel unsafe, uncomfortable, and unable to learn in the education system we provide. We need to provide a forum for that now-by the fall-whether it be mediated by an outside mental health service, professional mediation or equity team. There is no nefarious agenda, caring for our fellow human, the goal is kindness, safety, community values; all those values we are held to a higher power. Those values and morals we MUST make a priority if we hope to ascend as a species. If we do not act now to hear the cries of the children, we fail at our job. And you as parents fail at yours.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 9, 2021
July 2, 2021
I have been staring at the policy handbooks again because the inconsistencies in how we are being treated just keep piling up. It feels like the board is hoping if they stay quiet long enough we will just move on to something else but people keep reaching out to me with stories that really change my perspective on how deep these issues actually run.
Reached 100 supporters
July 2, 2021
61 Comments
By acting as an individual board member to do an "end around" on a 7-0 vote of the board to pause the program, Ms. Waibel violated her oath of office.
Ms. Waibel has no right to judge our role as parents or pushing her singular beliefs while elected to represent the will of the community.
The members of the board have a duty to the community. Ms Waibel seems to have forgotten who the boss is….the community. She needs to be removed
Board members should represent the community, NOT the teachers union! Blanket assumptions of our community is not Mrs Waibel’s job as a board member. This is one of many times she is out of line. She should be replaced with someone who can be objective and speak for our kids.
She’s not advocating for our children. It’s not a once size fits all -mentally, emotionally, physically nor academically. She’s not making our children feel safe or heard. Quite the opposite. In my opinion.
A school board member accursing me of “systemic prejudice, bias judgment, and racism”???!!! Shame on her! Ms. Waibel should be allowed to promote her ideology into our children's education? Focus on education!
Get rid of those clowns please
It’s about time
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By acting as an individual board member to do an "end around" on a 7-0 vote of the board to pause the program, Ms. Waibel violated her oath of office.