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(06-26-2015 04:14 PM)BortimusPrime Wrote:  

Being a local I can tell you the school system in Portland has basically been taken over by lesbians. I was reading about it in the local weekly that there was some kind of dyke fight between the lesbian principals that had all gone together on a camping trip a while back.

Had to look this up. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-23...rmess.html

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Diaz’s troubles started the weekend of Oct. 11 at Milo McIver State Park near Estacada, where she went camping with her partner, Penny Domm, and several other principals for Portland schools.

Almost two weeks later, on Oct. 22, one of those principals, Carol Campbell of Grant High School, told her school’s resource officer Diaz and Domm had fought inside their RV during the camping trip. Campbell said she didn’t witness a fight but later saw that Domm’s “clothes were torn, she had blood on her shirt, and that she was holding her face” as if she’d been hit.

Pam Joyner, then-principal of Hosford Middle School, told the officer she went to the RV and heard screaming. “[Joyner] opened the door and walked in, and when she did she observed Ms. Domm crouched down on the couch….Ms. Diaz was standing over [Domm] with clenched fists.” Joyner didn’t see Diaz strike Domm, the report says, “but believed that she had.”

According to the report, a third principal, Brenda Fox of Lane Middle School, says he heard Domm say, “She fucking hit me.”

Fox also told the officer Domm had spoken of “other incidents” with Diaz, who denies this. (Campbell, Joyner and Fox did not respond to WW’s request for comment.)

Domm refused to discuss with police what had happened. (Domm has declined through her attorney to respond to WW’s questions.)

An officer with the Portland Police Bureau’s domestic violence unit, Todd Christensen, followed up. According to police reports, Diaz told Christensen there was never any physical violence and that there had been a “misunderstanding” that evening.

Christensen decided there was probable cause to arrest Diaz anyway.

The comments are interesting too.

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Interesting article - not quite accurate from the perspective of many of the parents who are involved in Kelly.
Since Marti first came to Kelly, she began grooming parents and staff for her takeover. She was nice, friendly and tried to create as many alliances as possible. She was also known for continual name dropping of important people with power in PPS who she was extremely close to. After getting the position we began to see a significant change in Marti. She began asserting her position and using intimidation, power and control to run things.
It is and has not been uncommon for her to attempt to intimidate parents as staff when they don't go along with what she wants. There have been many times where she has tried to shame parents in front of their own children, other parents and children for a variety of reasons. She has also gone so far to call parents liars and on several occasions when parents are late picking up their children, she will demand their employers phone number and contact them to see if they are employed at that company and inquire why they are late. She will do this in front of her staff and other parents.
She has also made it clear to many parents that the secretaries at the school are her staff and she doesn't want them talking to them or asking them anything as they are strictly for her use.
I find it interesting to note that at no time have we heard from any of the staff at the school say anything and yet I've heard plenty from teachers complaining about her power, control and bullying. They operate out of fear as this is the culture she has created in the school.
I think its time that PPS began addressing any type of domestic abuse or similar situations the way the NFL has been in light of the last year and terminate their contracts. Is this really the type of role modeling we want demonstrated to our children. Is this the culture we want permeating our schools? I believe the answer is NO.
Parents do not want Marti back. Since she was put on leave and the acting Principle has stepped in, you find a more relaxed culture. Teachers who seem to enjoy coming to work. You find the Principle working with parents and not against them. You find collaboration and teamwork and and overall enjoyment when you walk in the building.
If PPS is wise they would do some better research and find out more of what really is going on and talk the to the parents. Otherwise they are basically saying what has been happening is acceptable and something they have no issues with when it comes to what is demonstrated for students who are part of PPS.