Sasappis said:
BrazosDog02 said:
Pretty much this. As an adult, you SHOULD have the ability to understand mistakes and the effects they had on people. This should allow you to properly recognize and empathize with a victim and sincerely apologize for being a dirtbag. Often times, child dirtbags become adult dirtbags.
This guy is a dirtbag.
He exhibits common traits of a psychopathic individual. Probably not the kind you want on the board.
Why do you think he is a dirt bag? Please be specific.
I know I made plenty of mistakes in high school and hope that I would not have my entire life judged by my actions as a teenager.
What has he done in the past 40 years?
We all get judged by our previous actions/mistakes all of the time.
I am a patent agent. To even be eligible to sit for the patent bar exam, I had to fill out a form that included questions asking if I had ever been "arrested, charged, or held by Federal, State, or other law enforcement authorities for any violation of any Federal or State law, or any country or municipal law, regulation, or ordinance? (Do not include any misdemeanor before your 16th birthday or traffic violations for which the fine was $100.00 or less.)".
So, the USPTO can disqualify applicants for simply having been arrested (for anything) after the age of 16, even if never convicted.
Had this guy wanted to be a patent agent, he would have had to disclose the fight that occurred when he was 18 (assuming he was arrested; the quoted article does say that charges were dropped, so it sounds like he was).
This guy is a superintendent. A big part of his job is making sure that students follow the rules and enforcing those rules when they are violated. He is also charged with preventing and dealing with bullying, which is a huge issue in schools (arguably bigger than it ever has been before because of anonymous, online bullying).
Not to mention, 18 is considered to be an adult, regardless of whether or not you are still in high school. And beating another man into a coma isn't the same thing as some stupid teenage prank.
As a parent, I wouldn't trust this guy to be able to manage any of the tasks listed above, ESPECIALLY considering how he reacted to the man who confronted him about the bullying. Even if he's a "changed man", he did not react to this situation in a way that reflects favorably on himself or the school district at all. This situation may not justify termination or forced resignation, but at the very least he should be counseled on how to handle himself better when confronted/challenged about something in a public forum.
Schools should be asking these types of questions before hiring people into the system, and we should be holding educators to a higher standard (same with law enforcement officers). It might help weed out some of the bad apples we all too often hear about.
