Nice Pick Rahm-bo
Chicago’s next Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard was named in two federal lawsuits during his three years as superintendent of the Rochester, NY school district, including one that accused Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel’s controversial pick of age discrimination.
Both lawsuits were filed last July.
The first accuses Brizard of firing Marilynn Patterson Grant, Rochester’s former deputy superintendent for teaching and learning, “without cause” last year after making several derogatory comments about her age. Grant, who is 58, had worked for the Rochester City School District for 35 years.
- A second lawsuit, filed by a former coordinator for homeless children and families, alleged that Brizard had instituted a policy of sending teachers under investigation to an alternative work location called a “rubber room” as a form of punishment.
You'd think Rahm's people would have vetted this is some manner. But then, seeing all the scandal-plagued picks Rahm brought to Washington for Obama, maybe he just doesn't care.
Labels: city politics
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
43 Comments:
If that MORON slug Wysinger is made Superintendent the DEMO-crat fix is definitely in!
It's not that he doesn't care, it's that he's a typical communist disguised as a democRAT. Look at all the admirers of Chairman Mao on the Obama cabinet. Do you think that's an accident?
They are enemies of freedom. That's why Daley wants a camera on every corner. So the totalitarian dictatorship can spy on the people and keep them under control. Why the anti gun push? That's what dictators need.
The more freedom you give away, the more you enslave yourself. But we can't even get most cops to vote, so what's the point?
Haha. Its funny that you think that anything would change in a city built on ineptitude and corruption. New clown same circus.
With all due respect, SCC, the allegations in those lawsuits don't mean diddly squat, and you know it.
How many of your sworn readers here have been defendants in federal lawsuits facing BS allegations?
I say give the guy a chance, he can't do any worse
than Ron Huberman has, with all his U of C pedigree,
having made a thorough enough shambles of:
1) OEMC
2) CTA
3) CPS
At least the guy Rahm has selected has bonafide
experience in education. Even Arnie Duncan couldn't say that before he ran the schools here.
How does anyone claim this guy was vetted when they missed not one but TWO federal lawsuits?
He'll fit right in here.
Stating the obvious; Expect more of the same when it comes to the next CPD Supt.
I don't understand how that guy can get out of a three year contract he just signed in Jan. What does a contract mean? If it's not binding, why bother? That is just wrong that he broke that contract, let alone whatever other skeletons he has in his closet.
SSDD.
The Ballerino had to act fast.
There was a rumor out there that some other U.S. cities with even more f*cked up public schools were interested in this guy. The Rahmster doesn't want egg on his face by not being able to attract his first major appointment, does he?
It's not too late to avoid this embarrassment.
Rahm's new school board could always reject his nomination by suggesting that he was an excellent candidate on the surface but after their EXHAUSTIVE investigation into his background, they believe he may not be the best "fit" for our public schools.
OT: But a great choice by Mike Shields and FOP to have retired Capt John Farrell handle police related shootings. Farrell is already teaching the Street Crimes class at the academy.
SCC, I'm sorry but the guy having two lawsuits being filed against him doesn't mean a whole hell of a lot. The working police on any department know that.
"Rubber rooms" as they have been called are used all across the state of New York. Some old tired washed up entitled woman whose clout didn't back her when she got canned doesn't mean shit either.
I have 4 lawsuits that I am a named defendant in. I am not the main target in any of them. I didn't do anything other than my job in all the lawsuits. I have been a supposed witness (fishing expedition by IPRA and IAD) in at least 10 CR numbers over the last two years. Some have already been exonerated and not one was sustained. By the logic your using I should be at callback with 30 days pending while the dept does a thorough background check on all the complaints being made against me or that I am supposedly apart of.
The art of the complaint and lawsuit is common practice among the GUILTY!!!!!
The schools guy is going to hold do nothing teachers accountable. I would love to see a police supt make the do nothings work on CPD.
Watch the documentary Superman you will understand what a rubber room is and the necessity for it.
Do not apply common sense logic or reasoning.Use the direct opposite and you find the truth.
With all due respect, SCC, the allegations in those lawsuits don't mean diddly squat, and you know it.
How many of your sworn readers here have been defendants in federal lawsuits facing BS allegations?
With all due respect, when appointing someone to a position, especially a politically charged position in a political town like Chicago, there should be more than a little effort into making sure that the appointee is free of the typical baggage that seems to crop up.
We know people who've been accused of BS and have been accused of BS more times than we can count on the job - we aren't running a system of thousands of employees and hundreds of thousands of students and getting accused of very specific violations of strictly defined guidelines.
Are you kidding? He's perfect for us!! He will fit right in!
812am, you got problems. How many lawsuits, cr's....oh yeah your the working police. Where there is smoke, there is fire. Hope all goes well with your legal problems, but scc is on to something. If he has violated the rights of his employees, that is serious. He left running out of rochester, breaking a 3 year contact, which meant nothing to him. He knows he fucked up over there and that 3year contract was desperation on the boards part. NO ONE ELSE WANTED THE JOB. Huberman was a hack! Duncan, hack! This guy was brought in to fuck with teachers and their union, teachers better close ranks. Rahm will not leave well enough alone. Let the lawsuits begin!
With all due respect, SCC, the allegations in those lawsuits don't mean diddly squat, and you know it.
How many of your sworn readers here have been defendants in federal lawsuits facing BS allegations?
With all due respect, when appointing someone to a position, especially a politically charged position in a political town like Chicago, there should be more than a little effort into making sure that the appointee is free of the typical baggage that seems to crop up.
We know people who've been accused of BS and have been accused of BS more times than we can count on the job - we aren't running a system of thousands of employees and hundreds of thousands of students and getting accused of very specific violations of strictly defined guidelines.
4/25/2011 09:45:00 AM
Also, to the jackass that SCC is addressing, having open CR numbers or pending suits can prevent you from getting into a unit or even being promoted on this department.
If they do it for us, they should do it for these asshole political appointees as well.
The Rubber Room has been a Chicago Public Schools fixture for decades. Just think of the millions of dollars in salaries and benefits that have been paid out for bad teachers to sit in a Rubber Room and do nothing. What a democrat union joke.
JC (as the ballerino called him) Brizard is from a school district of maybe 32,000 students. Not over 400,00 like Chicago.
There was a Chicago school supt. named Argie Johnson in the 90's who came from being principal of an elementary school somewhere who was so out of her league, I saw her crying in her car outside of where she was supposed to present a new plan for the schools. She then wrote some sentences down on a piece of paper and that is what she read at the presentation in front of news cameras at Manley High School. The "plan" contained nothing but what she had just written down in the car.
JC?????? Are YOU ready?
SCC said...
With all due respect, SCC, the allegations in those lawsuits don't mean diddly squat, and you know it.
How many of your sworn readers here have been defendants in federal lawsuits facing BS allegations?
With all due respect, when appointing someone to a position, especially a politically charged position in a political town like Chicago, there should be more than a little effort into making sure that the appointee is free of the typical baggage that seems to crop up.
We know people who've been accused of BS and have been accused of BS more times than we can count on the job - we aren't running a system of thousands of employees and hundreds of thousands of students and getting accused of very specific violations of strictly defined guidelines.
4/25/2011 09:45:00 AM
Once in a while there is a Federal lawsuit that has merit, as hard as it is to believe. This might be one of those cases.
However it turns out, the allegations are serious baggage for a pretender to a top appointment of a brand spanking new Mayor of Chicago.
This is one of the big appointments Rahm will make along with Police Superintendent. Much too important to stumble like this the first time out.
Anonymous said...
Watch the documentary Superman you will understand what a rubber room is and the necessity for it.
4/25/2011 09:06:00 AM
I think you mean the documentary "Waiting for "Superman""
Yeah let any middle class person that is searching for a job today have these same open questions regarding their character, morality, and integrity and let's see if they even get a face to face interview let alone be hired.
The apologist need to wake up and hold the "elite" members of society to the same standards.
These little "political clicks" is how we end up getting fleeced like this little story here..
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/10/iraq_billions200710?currentPage=all
It's not a political party thing. It's not isolated to the democrats or republicans.
Anonymous said...
It's not that he doesn't care, it's that he's a typical communist disguised as a democRAT. Look at all the admirers of Chairman Mao on the Obama cabinet. Do you think that's an accident?
They are enemies of freedom. That's why Daley wants a camera on every corner. So the totalitarian dictatorship can spy on the people and keep them under control. Why the anti gun push? That's what dictators need.
The more freedom you give away, the more you enslave yourself. But we can't even get most cops to vote, so what's the point?
4/25/2011 12:17:00 AM
Assuming most cops would vote, who would you suggest we vote for?
The schools guy is going to hold do nothing teachers accountable. I would love to see a police supt make the do nothings work on CPD.
4/25/2011 08:12:00 AM
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How about you shut the fuck up about what you think, you're opinion means nothing to no one around here.
Go do your job, mind your own fuckin' business and maybe you'll be left alone when the end comes, idiot.
I'm not going to judge this guy on these 2 lawsuits until the facts come out. A lot of people that are let go that don't have union protection file suits claiming they were let go under some form of discrimination hoping to get some money.
Under the 2nd lawsuit what is wrong with moving someone while they are being investigated for something? Isn't that what they do on this job too by sending people to callback or putting them on some kind of desk duty?
Why do people seem to be surprised as these things r unfolding ? It's gonna b biz as usual ! He don't care about us , fire , streets etc. This guy doesn't care his attitude is do what I tell u or quit.I hope he does continue the bullshit in this department cuz I am enjoying riding around with the blinders on fuck it a short few years and I'm leaving this shit hole and they could keep stroking eachother forever I give a fuck hey rahm keep it up ull give me the easiest few years of my career
Just wait until Rahm tries to privatize the CPD like he's trying to with the CPS.
And Penny Pritzker was a great pick for the school board, huh?
What do you mean SCC? He will fit right into Chicago! Rahm don't need no pretty ballerinos...just ones who will kick some ass--like the black swan.
I hope they do better than Jean-Claude Brizard for CPD.
Of the choices given William gets my vote. Great boss while in 015.
From PO to Director to Chief
http://www.chicago2011.org/news/mayor-elect-emanuel-names-chicagos-technology-leadership-team/
Brett Goldstein, Chief Data Officer
Brett Goldstein is the director of the Chicago Police Department's Predictive Analytics Group, a division that aims to predict when and where crime will happen. Goldstein, a Chicago police officer, founded the Group. Before serving Chicago as an officer, Goldstein was IT director for OpenTable. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College, his MA in criminal justice at Suffolk University, and his MA in computer science at University of Chicago.
I have a little more than 2 1/2 years left. Is it too early to totally stop giving a shit? Not that I give a shit. I have NEVER heard of anyone getting fired for lack of activity. But I HAVE seen a LOT of coppers sued, and fired, and sent to prison, for doing their jobs.
Seriously, who gives a crap? I used to be a crusader, believed in justice and all of that. Back up your fellow officers, help the true victims, and go home to your real life. If you believe in the CPD, you must believe in fairies.
Oh, for the days of Benjamin C. Willis . . . . .
Your school is over crowed ? No room for the ADC children ? No problem, bring in the Willis Wagons. No need to bus them to other neighborhoods. Free lunch programs ? It's called a "brown bag lunch program" that parents fix at home and leave on the table in the morning to be consumed at school at noon.
Anonymous said...
Just wait until Rahm tries to privatize the CPD like he's trying to with the CPS.
And Penny Pritzker was a great pick for the school board, huh?
4/25/2011 05:30:00 PM
She gives boatloads of cash to the City. Daley etc. puts the arm on her and others all the time. Who do you think paid for all the Millennium Park overruns? There is a Pritzker Pavilion there for a reason.
What would you tell a huge donor like her, that she can't have a seat on the school board but thanks for the millions?
yeah I can see it now, school will start in december.. guess I wont need that 6A furlo after all
I think it says a lot about a man, when he walks away from a newly-signed contract.
It also says a lot about a man who would ASK someone to walk away from a newly-signed contract.
Both Rahm and J.C. showed they have zero integrity.
No matter who gets picked for any leadership position in Chicago they will do exactly what the boss on the 5th floor tells them. Daley ran it that way and so did his old man. Do as you are told or your out! The more things change the more they stay the same.
Jean Claude Brizard. Can he dance like the ballerino?
Jean Claude Brizard. Can he dance like the ballerino?
"With all due respect" and "rubber room" don't fit in the same sentence somehow.
As city workers, teachers and cops should stick together. There are as many "bad" cops as there are "bad" teachers. What does bad mean anyway? Give me an example of one job that has perfect employees? None. People need to stop blaming teachers for the test scores, the violence and for whatever else is a teachers fault. I give anyone who disagrees a chance to walk in a CPS classroom and see how you feel. It is a top down issue and we need to get rid of the bad policy makers and support our teachers. The answers always seem to come from people who have never stepped into a classroom and actually taught.
This new JC man and half the board of ed. are not even from Chicago. They will never understand.
Assuming most cops would vote, who would you suggest we vote for?
4/25/2011 02:00:00 PM
How about by voting for someone who doesn't tell you they are going to take your pension away. How about voting for someone who doesn't want to take your Second Amendment right away? How about someone not connected to the communist chicago machine?
I generally find this blog quite informative but I must point out the obvious hypocrisy here. On numerous occasions you point out that many of the complaints filed against police officers are baseless and that these complaints should be examined with a heavy dose of skepticism. Why are you not extending that same rationale here?
Because we are always right and we will continue to be so unless you or someone like you takes the time to un-do everything our overbearing and controlling mothers did to us. Are you quite mad sir? But thank you for asking.
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