tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post1619014933376307443..comments2024-03-28T05:52:13.519-07:00Comments on The Turner Report: The Books That Got Me FiredRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05760019501046060231noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-5578078165326109652019-04-08T16:07:05.559-07:002019-04-08T16:07:05.559-07:00Unfortunately there is not a day and date on these...Unfortunately there is not a day and date on these comments. Maybe you should make a list of all the R8 admin and building leaders that were in place the day you left and provide their current R8 employment status. What happened to you was a travesty but I believe it was the wake up call for the community to take a stand against a corrupt administration and a weak school board. People that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-54940033525473508092013-06-11T20:34:43.732-07:002013-06-11T20:34:43.732-07:00There used to be a time when school board rules ac...There used to be a time when school board rules across the country forbade the hiring of known gays, or communists, or others deemed undesirables". <br /><br />What we nee today is a prohibition on hiring the kind of doctrinaire Fascist meat-heads who are in charge of our public schools!<br /><br />That this kind of thing goes on in our schools, of all places, clearly demonstrates that we Professor Toothbury P. Fiddle MSSUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-21283328158060532192013-06-06T09:11:57.027-07:002013-06-06T09:11:57.027-07:00Wow i had no idea that R8 was that awful to work f...Wow i had no idea that R8 was that awful to work for. It sounds almost Kafkaesque. This is truly horrible. Good luck, Mr. Turner, and may you prevail in the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-78766404119519000732013-06-01T20:00:30.306-07:002013-06-01T20:00:30.306-07:00
Randy, whether you win or lose, pick up a phone, ...<br />Randy, whether you win or lose, pick up a phone, find a lawyer, and sue the bastards for what they have done to you. They not only tried to fire you and probably will succeed for things you clearly did not do, but they lied under oath, did everything they could to ruin you, and C. J. as usual came to tears though he knew full well that you had not done anything wrong. Sue them for everyone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-33185351655247854602013-06-01T19:45:42.915-07:002013-06-01T19:45:42.915-07:00Does anyone else have a problem with this scenario...Does anyone else have a problem with this scenario. Five administrators, including C. J. Huff, conspired to destroy Randy Turner's reputation with nothing more than a tissue of lies and he is the one who stands to lose his job, his reputation, and never be able to teach in the state of Missouri. And these people will go on blithely destroying lives and enriching themselves at the expense of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-88071606794665819642013-06-01T19:38:36.487-07:002013-06-01T19:38:36.487-07:00Has anybody taken a count of how many teachers are...Has anybody taken a count of how many teachers are leaving the Joplin School District willingly or unwillingly? What kind of a school district do we have when our administrators place so much value on building their own resumes with new programs that are not educationally sound and technology for the sake of technology and place so little value on teachers and books?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-76081403757765871432013-05-28T11:31:07.105-07:002013-05-28T11:31:07.105-07:00Has the shredding of documents stopped yet? Forget...Has the shredding of documents stopped yet? Forget about the sex in No Child Left Alive. It's the rest of it that has C. J. and Angie scared. Law enforcement knew there was no reason to pursue a case against Randy. I would bet they won't be quite as charitable with C. J. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-7912938682987098972013-05-24T12:02:04.923-07:002013-05-24T12:02:04.923-07:00I wonder if the Board will release their decision ...I wonder if the Board will release their decision late on a Friday just before a three-day weekend. That wouldn't surprise me, if it goes against Turner. But they need to understand that contrary to the belief of current administrators, we will all remember it for much longer a time. <br /><br />Be fair, be just, do the right thing, and put the man back in school. Fire those who manufactured Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-22768485344612820002013-05-24T08:35:28.679-07:002013-05-24T08:35:28.679-07:00As I sat through yesterday's hearing, I was ap...As I sat through yesterday's hearing, I was appalled at the conduct (or should I say misconduct) of Joplin school administrators. Students, teachers, and parents, as well as, Randy Turner were forced to endure a grueling 12 hours interrogation. If this had been tried in a civil court, it would have been thrown out in half the time (at least) for lack of evidence. <br />At the beginning of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-66157195742796195792013-05-24T08:23:40.290-07:002013-05-24T08:23:40.290-07:00How corrupt is it for an administrator to hire a m...How corrupt is it for an administrator to hire a member of the board to do construction work for him? Is that a conflict of interest? Can we expect an objective vote from that board member? Is that not corruption? Another purely hypothetical question, of course. Even if no money changed hands, isn't that just too cozy? Hypothetically. Of course. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-81671071338773538502013-05-24T08:18:13.621-07:002013-05-24T08:18:13.621-07:00Someone sure seems to have someone else by his sho...Someone sure seems to have someone else by his shorthairs, doesn't she? Why else would he dig himself into such a deep hole? Is it the corrupt waste of money? When is law enforcement or DESE going to get curious? These people are so corrupt they should move to Chicago. Blend right in with the folks up there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-55458986433801980822013-05-24T08:10:50.934-07:002013-05-24T08:10:50.934-07:00If policies are found to have been broken or abuse...If policies are found to have been broken or abused, disciplinary action is appropriate, no matter what the intent was. "Yes, mom, I took the cookie when you told me not to. But i wasn't going to eat it. I was going to give it to someone else." Intent was good, but rules were still broken. Getting clearance beforehand is always best!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-89266308123295128832013-05-24T06:22:22.595-07:002013-05-24T06:22:22.595-07:00How much money has been wasted on this situation a...How much money has been wasted on this situation alone? We will hope the Board is smart enough to see what real crime has happened here and who should really be fired. What a set up. They are incredulous. So used to getting away with everything that they believe themselves invincible. Wrong. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-27142376052032930092013-05-24T05:46:15.573-07:002013-05-24T05:46:15.573-07:00Dr. Hugg, oops, I mean Dr. Huff was "holding ...Dr. Hugg, oops, I mean Dr. Huff was "holding back tears" at the hearing? What is he? A middle school girl? He seems to be able to turn the tears on whenever he's at a public event and needs some drama.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-11032855740275368182013-05-24T05:38:30.051-07:002013-05-24T05:38:30.051-07:00Word on the street is that the district is out of ...Word on the street is that the district is out of money until July 1. No orders will be filled, including for the parts necessary to fix those computers that are getting torn up by the kids. Where is the money? Spent sending 23 people to Houston on an unnecessary trip. Spent on unnecessary job positions. Spent sending a departing IT person to Florida the week before she retired. Spent on hundredsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-68322533593366462342013-05-24T05:24:27.769-07:002013-05-24T05:24:27.769-07:00I hear CJ cried on the stand. Do his tears move an...I hear CJ cried on the stand. Do his tears move anyone anywhere anymore? I'd cry too, if I were involved in the mess they've created. Lying is a sin, no matter who does it. How will he ever face his staff again? They will never respect him, no matter what intimidation techniques they come up with. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-59794551969703868642013-05-24T05:19:07.010-07:002013-05-24T05:19:07.010-07:00I have been in education for decades. In all those...I have been in education for decades. In all those years, I have rarely, if ever, been asked by boys to have my picture taken with them. I have been asked by hundreds of girls. I am female. There is nothing significant about the fact that more girls have posted pictures or tagged pictures on Turner's Facebook. That's what girls do. Shame on yet another corrupt IT person in the district Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-10894150689271411592013-05-23T17:12:09.207-07:002013-05-23T17:12:09.207-07:00They always want to ruin your reputation. Any emp...They always want to ruin your reputation. Any employee knows not to cross them or show up in the wrong place at the wrong time or your life will be ruined too. That's the way they operate.<br />If they want to investigate, try looking into what they do with Title 1 federal funds and whether or not they are really using donations from the tornado for the intended use.<br />Again, they will Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-52820402752004715512013-05-23T16:40:56.069-07:002013-05-23T16:40:56.069-07:00They're worried about cyber crimes, yet they e...They're worried about cyber crimes, yet they employed a man who was in charge of all the district's technology who in turn used technology to sexually abuse a child. Have they no shame? Do they think we don't remember? Fire them all. Be done with it and start over. We will never trust these people again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-82339680435666172672013-05-23T16:27:37.735-07:002013-05-23T16:27:37.735-07:00Let's see if I got this straight, and correct ...Let's see if I got this straight, and correct me if I'm wrong. The best friend of the asst. superintendent, who is getting ready to retire to Mexico, is the person who filed the complaint? How was she affected by this book? I can just see them huddled up trying to find a way to silence this man for even daring to criticize the anointed ones. This has nothing to do with the sexual or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-30386007183839142172013-05-23T16:19:53.434-07:002013-05-23T16:19:53.434-07:00So, it is presumed if Randy Turner's book is a...So, it is presumed if Randy Turner's book is available on the Internet, as Huff asserts, that there must be a child who was victimized by reading it. Strange that no parent made a complaint, if that is the case. Yet, the district, under the direction of Huff and Besendorfer, has provided children with technology to take home on which they can access unlimited sexual and violent material. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-12322301028114522972013-05-23T15:56:14.213-07:002013-05-23T15:56:14.213-07:00I heard that next year's flu threat comes unde...I heard that next year's flu threat comes under the variety of blue flu. If preventive measures aren't taken, it could hit Joplin as early as August... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-59223857303227632322013-05-23T15:23:44.739-07:002013-05-23T15:23:44.739-07:00Cyber crimes? REALLY? Apparently the R8 administr...Cyber crimes? REALLY? Apparently the R8 administration isn't content with just trying to take your job, they also want to trample and crush your reputation under their own dirty jackboots. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-34120730503371622052013-05-23T14:42:24.816-07:002013-05-23T14:42:24.816-07:00Is it true that a certain member of the curriculum...Is it true that a certain member of the curriculum department tried to convince people not to go to the "public" hearing? So much for public and open. Is he afraid everyone will find out the truth? Too late. We already know it. Too much koolaid can skew your judgment, I guess. <br /><br />The witch hunt and abuses of power must end. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985022.post-21685366513378550452013-05-23T10:10:21.320-07:002013-05-23T10:10:21.320-07:00This bullying exists in all departments within Jop...This bullying exists in all departments within Joplin R8 including BG&T. If accused of something - you are guilty until you prove yourself innocent. In the process your bosses allow your reputation to be destroyed. I pray you get justice, but don't be surprised if you don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com