Mar 18 - The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is continuing their series called "Broken Trust" that is the result of a two-year investigation. Their interactive online presentation shows what a newspaper can do in the Information Age to connect with readers and convey a vast amount of information.
In addition to the interactive presentation, you can choose the text-only version of the stories.
Today's stories include "'Pass the trash': Problems move with quiet deals."
When principals and district administrators want to get rid of a teacher accused of abuse but don't want to risk a messy legal fight, they have another option.TT - the term "teacher trash" was coined by Education Week in a three-part series called "A Trust Betrayal " written in -- are you ready? In 1998. They were alarmed even then at the scale of the problem. The series is still available at Education Week - search archives - date: anytime. You can take out a one-month subscription to access all their articles.
They can offer a choice -- quit or get fired.
Sometimes they go a step further. They agree to cover up their investigation, and they don't report the allegations to a higher authority, increasing the chances a questionable teacher will be hired by another school district.
Educators know it as "pass the trash," and many speak of it as little more than an old scar on a much-improved education system.
