According to a letter sent out by superintendent Dr. Rizzi, the Stoughton School Department will not back down on this poor teacher. This is the latest in a series of events showing the lack of respect and care for the teachers in town.
Dr. Rizzi's letter makes such statements as: “We must work together to make everyone in this community feel safe.” Yet when two teachers tried to back up the one who was suspended, they were reprimanded in a direct contrast to what is stated as the policy. They were not allowed to work together.
The letter also states “Please be advised that the Stoughton High School is and continues to be a safe place for all students and staff.” Perhaps for students, but staff at Stoughton High School are not safe from the bullying and targeting of other staff and of students.
Just last year, two teachers in the same department went to administration at Stoughton High School for help. Both stated they were being bullied by their department head. One was so afraid to say anything, she waited until another coworker asked for help. She then felt safe in doing so. Both teachers reported multiple instances in which they were mistreated by their department head.
The result: Both teachers were not rehired. The department head remains employed by the Stoughton School Department.
A very popular, very involved teacher was so bullied by a member of her department she felt helpless. She went and asked for help many times from administration. Students witnessed the bullying from this other teacher. They were horrified and terrified of what they had seen, but reported it anyway to administration.
The result: The teacher being bullied felt she had no choice but to resign. The teacher who bullied her remains employed by the Stoughton School Department.
Another popular and extremely involved teacher was being bullied by a student. The student actively recruited other students to help him get the teacher fired. The teach
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Anonymous
9 years ago
I support stoughton teachers!
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Heather Wakefield
9 years ago
What superintendent rizzi is doing to these teachers is disgusting
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Katelyn Mahoney
9 years ago
You're encouraging an antisemitic environment, congrats Rizzi.
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Ruth Rosenfield
9 years ago
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Instead of using the incident as a teaching moment, school administration apparently decided to hide, cover up, and discipline teachers who were, in fact, handling this incident in a much more correct and pro-active manner. These teachers should be immediately reinstated and administration should publicly apologize to them.
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Debbie Warshafsky
9 years ago
I am in full support of the teachers'behavior. They should be supported and the student should have been expelled. I send a clear message as a resident of Stoughtin for 40 years.This was a hate crime .
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Dan coughlin
9 years ago
More respect for the people who show students right from wrong
Stand your ground drought on
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Diane Levine
9 years ago
This situation is a travesty..Why would the administration punish these devoted teachers who were right in their behavior and actions to the horrific incidents St the school.
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chelsey hill
9 years ago
I support the teachers!
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chelsey hill
9 years ago
I support the teachers!
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Lyle w Sitte
9 years ago
This is one of the saddest situations I have ever encountered. It is time for the school committee to step up and do the right thing. This situation has been handled so wrongly and now people want it to be swept under the rug. So wrong.
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Jill Egel Batchelder
9 years ago
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As a Jewish alumni, I am disgusted by the actions of the administration and expect immediate actions to rectify their wrong doings. I have emailed contacts at the ADL and CJP for their support.
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Alyson Jones
9 years ago
SUPPORT your teachers!!!
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Julie Prieto
9 years ago
I support Stoughton teachers!!
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Robert Barbell
9 years ago
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Stoughton is better than this. The incident in November was an oppurtunity to have frank and educational conversations with the students, but instead was swept under the rug and the teachers, who were doing their job, were punished. We must never forget what the symbols stand for and what occurred in the holocaust. Shame on the administration, I honestly have no idea what they're thinking.
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Meredith Rosenthal
9 years ago
Very well written and compelling.
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Justin Whittaker
9 years ago
Support the people that teach your kids, guide your kids, and influence your kids to become better. Support our teachers!
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Michelle Langmead
9 years ago
I am embarrassed by the actions of the administration. Not a proud Stoughton moment. Our teachers work hard and should be respected.
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Arleen Smith
9 years ago
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I fully support the teachers' actions on this issue and believe their punishments to have been unnecessary. Had the administration informed the public of these antisemitic incidents and allowed teachers the opportunity to do their jobs and discuss the issue in generalities with their concerned students, we would not be having any of these problems. The "blame" lies squarely with the administration.
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Anonymous
9 years ago
Shame on the superintendent and the rest of the administration involved.
According to a letter sent out by superintendent Dr. Rizzi, the Stoughton School Department will not back down on this poor teacher. This is the latest in a series of events showing the lack of respect and care for the teachers in town. Dr. Rizzi's letter makes such statements as: “We must work together to make everyone in this community feel safe.” Yet when two teachers tried to back up the one who was suspended, they were reprimanded in a direct contrast to what is stated as the policy. They were not allowed to work together. The letter also states “Please be advised that the Stoughton High School is and continues to be a safe place for all students and staff.” Perhaps for students, but staff at Stoughton High School are not safe from the bullying and targeting of other staff and of students. Just last year, two teachers in the same department went to administration at Stoughton High School for help. Both stated they were being bullied by their department head. One was so afraid to say anything, she waited until another coworker asked for help. She then felt safe in doing so. Both teachers reported multiple instances in which they were mistreated by their department head. The result: Both teachers were not rehired. The department head remains employed by the Stoughton School Department. A very popular, very involved teacher was so bullied by a member of her department she felt helpless. She went and asked for help many times from administration. Students witnessed the bullying from this other teacher. They were horrified and terrified of what they had seen, but reported it anyway to administration. The result: The teacher being bullied felt she had no choice but to resign. The teacher who bullied her remains employed by the Stoughton School Department. Another popular and extremely involved teacher was being bullied by a student. The student actively recruited other students to help him get the teacher fired. The teach
I support stoughton teachers!
What superintendent rizzi is doing to these teachers is disgusting
You're encouraging an antisemitic environment, congrats Rizzi.
Instead of using the incident as a teaching moment, school administration apparently decided to hide, cover up, and discipline teachers who were, in fact, handling this incident in a much more correct and pro-active manner. These teachers should be immediately reinstated and administration should publicly apologize to them.
I am in full support of the teachers'behavior. They should be supported and the student should have been expelled. I send a clear message as a resident of Stoughtin for 40 years.This was a hate crime .
More respect for the people who show students right from wrong Stand your ground drought on
This situation is a travesty..Why would the administration punish these devoted teachers who were right in their behavior and actions to the horrific incidents St the school.
I support the teachers!
I support the teachers!
This is one of the saddest situations I have ever encountered. It is time for the school committee to step up and do the right thing. This situation has been handled so wrongly and now people want it to be swept under the rug. So wrong.
As a Jewish alumni, I am disgusted by the actions of the administration and expect immediate actions to rectify their wrong doings. I have emailed contacts at the ADL and CJP for their support.
SUPPORT your teachers!!!
I support Stoughton teachers!!
Stoughton is better than this. The incident in November was an oppurtunity to have frank and educational conversations with the students, but instead was swept under the rug and the teachers, who were doing their job, were punished. We must never forget what the symbols stand for and what occurred in the holocaust. Shame on the administration, I honestly have no idea what they're thinking.
Very well written and compelling.
Support the people that teach your kids, guide your kids, and influence your kids to become better. Support our teachers!
I am embarrassed by the actions of the administration. Not a proud Stoughton moment. Our teachers work hard and should be respected.
I fully support the teachers' actions on this issue and believe their punishments to have been unnecessary. Had the administration informed the public of these antisemitic incidents and allowed teachers the opportunity to do their jobs and discuss the issue in generalities with their concerned students, we would not be having any of these problems. The "blame" lies squarely with the administration.
Shame on the superintendent and the rest of the administration involved.