"You have no idea what I have been through over the past six weeks because of my stand." - Susan Kimball[/caption] Posted on 03/27/2014 2:29:05 PM PDT by Bodhi1
When you think about bullying in public schools, it's generally in the context of a bigger kid picking on a smaller kid. According to Susan Kimball, a kindergarten teacher of 20 years in the Sikeston Public School District, it's administrators and fellow teachers bullying and intimidating her, all because she opposes Common Core.
At yesterday's Senate Education Committee hearing, Kimball testified she has suffered from bullying and intimidation since she began speaking out about the controversial standards.
[caption id="attachment_25492" align="aligncenter" width="639"] "You have no idea what I have been through over the past six weeks because of my stand." - Susan Kimball[/caption]
"I have been strongly discouraged from saying anything negative about Common Core by my administration and some school board members," Kimball said, her voice shaking.
Kimball described different instances where she, and others, were warned about speaking out.
"In a professional development meeting, um, inservice in November, and at a faculty meeting in January, we were told in my building, and I quote, 'Be careful about what you post on Facebook, or talk about in the public regarding Common Core. Don't say anything negative. It could affect your job.'"
Despite others being intimidated into silence, Kimball continued to speak out.
"When I turned in a personal day request to come support the rally for House Bill 1490, I was asked by my principal, 'Do you really want that in your personnel file?' And then I was bullied and ostracized by my administration, a few other teachers and the president of the school board. And that continues today," Kimball said.
Kimball testified she had messages from other teachers in other states telling similar stories.
Sen. John Lamping, sitting beside Kimball, appeared shocked by her statements.
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, who was sitting in on the hearing, reacted to Kimball's story.
"Surely it's incumbent of all of us who hold, who are custodians of these offices who belong to the people, to protect you and teachers like you from the sinister intimidation you described."
Kimball thanked Kinder, saying she didn't know what she was going to face when she returned home.
"It's the reason I've been so nervous. It's so hard for me to speak. Because you have no idea what I have been through over the past six weeks because of my stand," Kimball said. "And the reason I took this stand is because it was right for my kids. They're my main priority."
Kinder asked Kimball to stay in touch with his office.
You can see all of her testimony below:
http://youtu.be/JLc_hqVoUuc
Uh-oh. One of the Educrats needs re-indoctrinating.
God Bless her for having the courage to stand up to everything she has endured, and hopefully shed more light both on Common Core and the evil people and evil tactics being used against her.
i thought public schoolz banned bullying. tell someone they say. what if the ones you’re supposed to tell are the ones bullying you?
hmmmm.
the libs 40 years ago screaming for their rights to protest are now the ones clamping down harder than ever before on protestors of them.
MO people always fall for the latest fads. They wouldn’t listen to Todd Akin.
bump for later
As far as teacher in Missouri, my wife is a teacher and every teacher she works with hates CC. One of colleagues calculated with all the testing that is required by all the flavor of the day programs, time for IAP kids, normal test, about 25% of your child's day is spent on instruction...
Of course I live in the heart of the heartland in Missouri where you have a good chance a Republican and a Christian is your teacher!
The cronies and Muzzies are afraid she’s going to cut off the money line...i know teo teachers that have told me the do not like ir care for Common Core because the semantic ideological and unAmerican concepts embedded within it. That’s good enough for me
The cronies and Muzzies are afraid she’s going to cut off the money line...i know two teachers that have told me the do not like or care for Common Core because the semantic ideological and unAmerican concepts embedded within it. That’s good enough for me.
That only happens THERE...at THOSE public schools.
The PRECIOUS public schools that MY CHILDREN go to would NEVER get involved in this crap. No - their ONLY GOAL is to teach the basics. I would NEVER trust my kids to those EVIL PEOPLE that populate just about every other school, except the ones that my kids attend. Thank God that I’m so lucky to live here.
(how Freepers rationalize the fact that they STILL send their kids to public schools...even given what they read here)
Would that be that political powerhouse of a man, Todd Akin, (R) Senator from Missouri?
Indiana just dumped the whole thing...brilliant in my opinion1
Maybe we should also look into the bullying of conservatives by liberal institutions, such as the press. Some are so terrified that they re-identify as RINO’s.
There is the money line. Common Core WILL be linked to federal dollars to the district, at some time in the future. The only thing that I agree with would be the problem of moving from a lesser performing district to a higher one, the student is way behind. CC does address what, for example, a 10th grader should be able to comprehend.
The Fascist Left combined with the usual fascist bureaucracy. A bad combination.
More liberal fascism ... uh I mean more liberal tolerance of those who have different beliefs than liberals.
I know uber RINO Jeb Bush has been pushing this garbage non stop.
God Bless homeschoolers is al I can say.
I was just at school tonight for Open School Night. I tried to explain CC to a parent. She looked at me for a second, the utter stupidity written all over her face. Then she excused herself, telling me she wanted to go register for the Dunkin’ Donuts raffle. Was not seen again. If we have more “parents” like this one, the libtards will be able to easily put this CC garbage over on the public. A chance at winning some Dunkin’ Donuts was more important to this imbecile than the proper sort of education for her kid. Pathetic!
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