White Out
If you ever doubted that Indianapolis Public Schools should be dissolved and something else take its place, doubt no more. IPS Principal Jeff White was demoted today from running John Marshall Community School and re-assigned to School 44 at 2033 Sugar Grove where he will serve as an assistant principal. White would not comment about the move.
This is the biggest mistake IPS could make by taking a positive, Black male role model out of a place where he is needed the most. This is not surprising.
What do you expect from a school district that issued orders that unruly students were not to be dismissed for fear of litigation and keep up its dismal attendance record? This also the same district under inquiry for possible misuse of Title One funds. This is also the same school district where faculty and staff are assaulted on a regular basis and wants to put charter schools out of business. And this is also the same district that tried to ban Mayor Greg Ballard from visiting students because he supports charter schools.
This is a sad day for IPS and an even worse day for its students and those parents who counted on Jeff White for leadership and moral support.
All I can say is what goes around eventually comes around.
