The Rape Of NKC Enters Its Eighth Year

Hello Governor DeSantis. Commissioner Corcoran, Superintendent Carvalho, 9 school board members, and Ms. Hernandez Mats,

My name is Bill Detzner. Today is August 30, 2019. My blog is mdcpsallegations.com. I am writing this letter so that when this story becomes too big to sweep under the carpet and hits the press,, none of you will be able to bray that you did not know what continues to happen at Neva King Coper School (NKC) I want to strongly emphasize that the SEVEN YEAR lockdown and punishment of NKC that continues to this day appears to be retaliation for engaging in the (supposedly) protected activity of exploring conversion to a charter school.

Recently, Governor DeSantis chose to conduct a sham investigation, allowing Miami Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) to investigate itself as to whether or not Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) cheated on the yearly achievement test given to profoundly mentally handicapped children. This test is the Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA). Although during the time Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez were the NKC administrators, I as an NKC teacher received financial awards for two years that are given ONLY for outstanding student performance (something that had never happened prior to Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez becoming the NKC administrators,) the people who conducted this sham investigation told me that there had been not even a slight improvement in student performance after Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) became the NKC administrators. This is like telling me that it is both simultaneously over 100 degrees in temperature, and snowing a terrible blizzard. Obviously, both of these things cannot simultaneously be true.

I have been told that Dr. Roos is also being “investigated” for allegedly physically abusing a Profoundly Mentally Handicapped (PMH) student. I have no more confidence in this “investigation” than I do in the cheating make believe “investigation.”

Both Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) give the impression of being people who are unable to restrain their destructive urges. One of two things are true. These two administrators either knowingly and willfully cheated on the FAA, or they did not cheat on the FAA. Cheating on the FAA is nearly the most egregious violation a MDCPS employee can commit. This offense is so serious that an employee who is caught doing this can be terminated and lose their pension. IF the MDCPS officials falsified their findings of cheating by these two people, they sent a very clear signal that MDCPS “has their back” no matter how serious their lawbreaking is. If MDCPS lied to protect these two people, then two people who have exhibited very poor impulse control in the past have been given a green light and a virtual blank check by MDCPS to not only continue their wrongdoing, but to accelerate it.

A normal administrator, having just undergone a possibly career ending investigation would have become more cautious in their actions, at least for a brief period of time. As You Already Know (AYAK), this was not the case for the two NKC administrators. Only days after (perhaps undeservedly) being absolved of an extremely egregious charge, Dr. Roos (and I suspect Mrs. Fernandez as well) summoned Mr. Ray Morrison for an illegal interrogation as to whether or not he was in communication with me (Bill Detzner) in his off duty hours. I have discussed that in my previous (unanswered) letter to you.

I am sending you this latest letter to complain and notify you about Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) latest alleged persecution (perhaps rape is a more honest word) of an NKC serf/staff member. This offense occurred on Monday, August 26, 2019. It is important to note that this latest violation occurred on just the sixth day of the school year. Dr. Roos had, in violation of the contract, ordered a serf/staff member to move his/her classroom to a different classroom after the school year had already begun.. An African American serf/staff member made the PRIVATE observation to a coworker that Dr. Roos was in violation of the contract for taking this action. This PRIVATE comment was allegedly overheard by one of the school “snitches” and reported to Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer), who relayed this ‘horrendous crime” to Dr. Roos. Dr. Roos then summoned this African American serf/staff member for a conference. At that conference, Dr. Roos allegedly informed this African American serf/staff member that he/she “NEEDS TO BE SEEN AND NOT HEARD.” Is it just me, or does that sound like an extremely racist comment to make to an African American employee??? That seems to me to be in the same spirit as asking this African American employee to move to the back of the bus. I am also puzzled by the fact that crime boss Al Carvalho has a slogan that says “See something, say something.” So, which is it, Dr. Roos? Can you understand how this poor serf/staff member might be confused when she hears one slogan from crime boss Al Carvalho and another contradictory slogan from you? Regrettably, Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez were just getting started. The two administrators then allegedly attempted to persuade other NKC serfs/staff to write up this African American employee for various contract violations. When the staff declined to file false charges against their friend and co worker, Dr. Roos allegedly began to berate, bully, threaten, and insult the staff for their “failure” to file false charges against their coworker. This may come as a bit of a surprise to the people this letter is addressed to,, but school administrators attempting to threaten and bully their subordinates into filing false charges against a coworker is generally not recognized as one of the hallmarks of effective leaders.

This follows a familiar path of illegal activities by these two lawless administrators. This is not the first time Dr. Roos has allegedly attempted to browbeat, humiliate, and threaten staff into filing false charges against an employee Dr. Roos does not like. As my blog explained at length, at a faculty meeting (with a captive audience) Dr. Roos deteriorated into a prolonged and uncontrolled crying jag when the staff declined to file false charges of child abuse against the late Richard Dones (a UTD member). AYAK two thirds of the staff signed a petition asking that Dr. Roos be disciplined for this offense. AYAK, there was no response whatsoever from MDCPS to this petition. UTD also did nothing whatsoever in response to requests for help from the UTD members of NKC. AYAK, Dr. Roos second uncontrollable crying jag came in response to a t-shirt that some teachers wore to school saying “Straight Outta Neva.” Although contractually, the serfs/staff who wore this shirt to school broke no rules and did not need to ask Dr. Roos permission to create or wear these t-shirts, the serfs/staff were nevertheless required to attend individual conferences with Dr. Roos (and probably Mrs. Fernandez as well) where they were scolded and threatened for engaging in this legal and utterly harmless activity. AYAK, the serfs/staff of NKC appealed to UTD for help in this matter and were given the same cold stony silence that the staff got from MDCPS in response to Dr. Roos first uncontrollable crying jag. AYAK, the person who created this t-shirt, a UTD member. was retaliated against so badly by Dr. Roos for the entire next year that he/she transferred to another school. After this person had transferred to another school, he/she made the mistake of assuming that as a taxpayer and a MDCPS employee he/she had the right to visit the NKC staff AFTER the children had left school for the day. At NKC, the children leave school for the day at 2:05 P.M. The period from 2:05 PM to 3:05 P.M. is the time period when the entire staff has their planning time. This was the time period when this former serf/staff member attempted to visit his/her former co-workers at NKC. What this poor soul failed to realize is that Dr. Roos LITERALLY considers NKC to be her house. I am not speaking rhetorically here. I am speaking literally. (If you don’t believe me, you can ask Dr. Roos.) This person followed all of the rules for a person visiting a school (signing in, etc. ) and was informed by the school security person that Dr. Roos had allegedly told the security guard to order this person off the NKC grounds, and to call the school police if this order was not obeyed immediately. Although this person asked for UTD’s help in this matter, UTD did nothing. (as usual) AYAK, this same person, on a different occasion, made the mistake of stating in a private conversation to a peer during his/her lunchbreak that in his/her opinion, the FAA was not a good test to administer to PMH students. Regrettably, a “snitch” was present and ran off to inform Dr. Roos of this “blasphemy”. Dr. Roos then allegedly summoned the poor serf to her office DURING HIS/HER LUNCH BREAK and SCREAMED that this serf was never to utter this blasphemy ever again. AYAK, although this poor serf appealed to UTD for help in this matter, UTD could not be bothered to lift a finger in defense of these numerous egregious contract violations

Ms. Hernandez Mats, do you suppose that the reason both Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) feel free to rape the serfs/staff of NKC over and over again is because no matter how frequent and egregious those contract violations are, you will do NOTHING WHATSOEVER in response? I have sent you NINE (9) unanswered certified letters regarding the numerous egregious contract violations that occur at NKC. Another very brave serf/staff UTD member of NKC has had numerous in-depth conversations with you on the crisis at NKC. You have also blown this person off. Maybe it’s just me, Ms. Hernandez Mats, but I’m starting to suspect that the serfs/staff of NKC are expecting a little bit more for their $800 dollars per year union dues than a calendar. Ms. Hernandez Mats, this may come as a bit of a surprise to you, but Labor Law forbids the physical assault that Dr. Roos allegedly committed against an NKC staff member. It also forbids Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) from going on prolonged screaming jags (20 minutes long in my case) against serfs/ staff. Ms. Hernandez Mats, did you know that the people who pay your SIX FIGURE salary are employees and not prison inmates? For that reason, it is inexcusable for you to have given the two NKC prison wardens (I mean administrators) a free pass FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS!

I am also deeply troubled by the fact that over and over again Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) contract violations seem to be against African Americans and Hispanics. In addition to the African American who was allegedly told he/she needed to be seen and not heard, Mr. Morrison, an African American was allegedly illegally questioned as to whether he was speaking to me in his off duty hours. Mrs. Green and Mr. Aaron Jackson, both African Americans were also allegedly targeted. Mrs. Green was allegedly threatened with an involuntary transfer to another school JUST DAYS AFTER HER DAUGHTER WAS MURDERED. Mr. Jackson was allegedly threatened with immediate termination unless he made a false statement saying he had NOT been told by Dr. Roos to tell Mrs. Green that she was in danger of being involuntarily transferred to another school. Also, although MDCPS set up TWO meetings with Mrs. Green to discuss her threat of being involuntarily transferred to another school, MDCPS cancelled BOTH of those meetings. To this day, Mrs. Green has never been given the opportunity to discuss the disgraceful treatment she received from MDCPS. As an additional slap in the face, shortly after this inexcusable event, MDCPS saw fit to nominate Dr. Roos as a candidate for the most prestigious award a principal can receive. That award is the Principal of the Year award. If Dr. Roos is one of the highest performing principals of MDCPS, one can only imagine what the underperforming principals must be like The PMH student who was allegedly physically abused by Dr. Roos is African American. Many African American employees refer to NKC as a “Plantation.” A large percentage of the African American parents of NKC children are highly dissatisfied with both Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez. Many of these parents are friends and neighbors of the African American staff members of NKC, and well versed on what occurs on a daily basis at NKC. Although it is MANDATORY that ALL employees participate in the annual staff satisfaction survey. Dr. Roos allegedly forbade the paraprofessionals of the staff (at NKC, paraprofessionals are nearly 50% of the staff) from taking this survey. The paraprofessionals of our staff are almost entirely either African Americans or Hispanics. The former teacher of NKC who was illegally ordered off of campus (because Dr. Roos regards NKC as LITERALLY “her” house) is Hispanic. I am guessing that the FEDERAL laws that forbid racial discrimination don’t mean much in MDCPS.

Superintendent Carvalho, would it be fair and accurate to surmise that you not only condone but lavishly reward racism by MDCPS school site administrators?? I ask this question because mere days after Dr. Roos allegedly illegally threatened a grieving African American grandmother whose daughter was brutally murdered with an involuntary transfer to another school, MDCPS saw fit to nominate Dr. Roos as a Principal of the Year nominee. This is the highest award a principal can receive. If your defense is that you were not the person who made the nomination, why did you not in your capacity as school superintendent order that this nomination be withdrawn? Why has MDCPS cancelled not one, but two appointments with Mrs. Green to discuss this intolerable behavior by Dr. Roos? WHY HAS MDCPS TO THIS DAY NOT MET WITH MRS GREEN TO DISCUSS HER CONCERNS? Why have you allowed Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez to remain as the NKC administrators, even though you have known for many years (I have sent you 10 unanswered certified letters over a 4 year period) that they have engaged in numerous activities that give the appearance of being blatantly racist?

Superintendent Carvalho, is it also possible that you are also a person who bears a striking resemblance to the late Timothy McVeigh? Mr. McVeigh was the evil monster who bombed the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Among Mr. McVeigh’s victims were one or more classroom(s) of kindergarten children. When Mr. McVeigh was asked how he could justify such an evil action, he merely shrugged his shoulders and called these innocent children “collateral damage.” In my June 2015 (unanswered) letter (included in my blog) I stated that what gives the appearance of being your horrific retaliation against the staff of NKC for their attempt to convert to a charter school had caused the staff to give up all attempts to convert to a charter school. You knew over four years ago that your attempt to permanently kill NKC’s conversion attempt was successful. In that same letter, I very clearly spelled out the dangers of one or more NKC student choking to death on their food as a result of what appears to be Dr. Roos decision to use choking events as an excuse to get rid of staff who had incurred her (or Mrs. Fernandez) displeasure. In short, FOR OVER FOUR YEARS you have known that A) you permanently smashed NKC’s desire to convert to a charter school and B) Dr. Roos was needlessly exposing NKC children to a violent and easily preventable choking death. I think I have a possible motive for why a creature such as yourself would allow profoundly mentally handicapped children to be exposed to this entirely preventable danger for FOUR YEARS AND CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT DAY!. Everybody knows the parents of NKC children were wildly supportive of the conversion attempt. I am wondering if you are attempting to use the children of NKC as hostages and examples and a warning to the other parents of MDCPS students who might also be considering attempting to convert to a charter school. Is it possible that you are attempting to send a warning to other parents who are attempting the (supposedly) legally protected activity of exploring conversion to a charter school? I can think of no other reason why a superintendent would knowingly and willingly expose the most fragile and vulnerable children of all (i.e. the children of NKC) to such a danger. On the day that you abandoned your quest to become the czar of New York City schools, you made the following statement: “I just don’t know how to break a promise to a child. That has weighed on me over the last 24 hours like nothing has weighed on me before.” Mr. Carvalho, your soothing words contrast sharply with your actions.

Many years ago, Rod Paige was the superintendent of Houston schools. During that time period, the published statistics for the school district showed an ASTONISHING increase in student achievement on the annual achievement test and an equally ASTONISHING decrease in the dropout rate among students. It became known as “the Houston Miracle.” Superintendent Paige’s impressive statistics caught the eye of President Bush, and Mr. Paige became the U.S Secretary of Education. When it was revealed that Superintendent Paige’s astonishing statistics were possible only because he had “cooked the books,” the “Houston Miracle” became known as the “Houston Mirage”, and Secretary Paige hastily resigned in disgrace. He was nothing but a fraud and a humbug. Even a two bit hustler like Secretary Paige can look impressive if he’s willing to “cook the books” to do so.

Mr. Carvalho, I mention this because you appear to also bear a striking resemblance to Superintendent Paige. A few years ago, you released a report on the level of school violence in MDCPS. If your figures had been accurate, MDCPS would have had nearly the lowest total number of incidents of violence in the entire United States. When your figures were revealed to be “wildly inaccurate” (to put it charitably) MDCPS became the laughing stock of the nation. I am wondering, Mr. Carvalho, if the astonishing progress MDCPS has made over the years in the yearly achievement test is not also “wildly inaccurate.” During the time you have been the superintendent, schools that had been receiving failing grades for many years are now all receiving passing grades. If these figures are accurate, I salute this outstanding accomplishment. My skepticism stems from the fact of what I observed at NKC. I taught there for 25 years, so I know what profoundly mentally handicapped children can and cannot do. When Dr. Alberto Fernandez was the NKC principal, a baseline of several years existed of the very poor performance of NKC students on the yearly achievement test. When Dr. Roos became the NKC principal, student performance on this test skyrocketed to the point where (for the first time ever)teachers were receiving cash bonuses for the outstanding performance of NKC students on this test. When an investigation was done by the Florida Inspector General, the finding was that no cheating had occurred. However, it was NOT the Inspector General’s Office that did the actual investigation.THE INVESTIGATION WAS DONE BY MDCPS. The authorities of MDCPS are now on record as stating that their investigation revealed no cheating. Mr. Carvalho, what do you think is going to happen if Governor DeSantis orders a new investigation of cheating on the FAA at NKC, and it is done by an independent agency (as opposed to MDCPS?) Is it possible that an independent agency will determine that cheating DID occur? If that happens, it will be obvious that MDCPS lied. That may lead to a suspicion that MDCPS is not to be trusted and might have cheated on the yearly achievement tests at other schools. If Governor DeSantis orders a county wide audit of MDCPS, what kind of skeletons do you think he will find? Do you suppose one or more downtown bureaucrats who know “where the bodies are buried” and have been too frightened to come forward might now be brave enough to step forward? Does that scenario keep you up at night? Is it possible that “the emperor has no clothes?” If that happens, you, the former nationwide Superintendent of the Year, the author of the “Miami Miracle” may be revealed to be the author of the “Miami Mirage”, and nothing but a fraud and a humbug. The taxpayers of Miami might then come to the conclusion that even a two bit hustler like crime boss Al Carvalho can look good if he’s willing to “cook the books” to do so.

I want to quote from my last unanswered letter to all of you, as I feel this issue DESPERATELY needs to be addressed. Here, then, is that quote. “DR. Roos, as you well know, both you and Mrs. Fernandez are above the law and are highly unlikely to suffer even a mild rebuke, [from any of the people this letter is addressed to] no matter how frequent and egregious your violations of the law are.

An exasperated NKC serf/staff member recently asked me if I thought Governor DeSantis would intervene if Dr. Roos posted a You Tube video of herself physically abusing a severely mentally retarded child. My reply was that unless the governor received a generous contribution to his reelection campaign, the incident would probably be swept under the carpet , although it might be grounds for crime boss Al Carvalho to nominate Dr. Roos for the MDCPS Principal of the Year Award.” I am hoping that the people this letter is addressed to are able to see that the contract violations of Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) are becoming both more frequent and more egregious. Do you want to solve the problem now, or do you want to wait until there is a full scale revolt among the staff and parents of the children of NKC and it’s front page news in the Miami newspapers?

It is time for me to ‘Make the Big Ask’ of the various people this letter is addressed to. Governor DeSantis, I am asking you to tell Superintendent Carvalho that he must immediately relieve both Dr. Roos (who gives the appearance of suffering from very poor mental health) and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) of their duties at NKC. As Superintendent Carvalho gives the impression of being an extremely vindictive man, the staff of NKC are worried that Mr. Carvalho will replace Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez (Screamer) with administrators as bad or worse than the present administrators. For this reason, the NKC staff would like for you to very strongly suggest to Mr. Carvalho that the present NKC administrators be replaced by Dr. Alberto Fernandez and Mr. Henny Cristobol. I am also asking that the investigation of possible cheating on the Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA) annual achievement test by Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez be reopened, by an agency entirely independent of MDCPS. The person that I spoke to at the Office of the Inspector General let the cat out of the bag and told me that it was NOT the Inspector General but MDCPS that investigated itself. I am asking that all 6 people I listed be interviewed. Those people are: Adrian Sanchez ( former assistant principal of NKC) Julie Besherat, Luz Morales, Rick Massa, Mary Surca, and Dr. Diana Morales. I am asking that the answer sheets from all of the years that Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez have been the NKC administrators be examined for frequent erasure marks. Perhaps the Florida Bureau of Investigation would be a good agency to tap for this investigation. If Dr. Roos and Mrs. Fernandez are found to have cheated on this test, I am asking that the maximum penalty allowed by the law be imposed upon them. If cheating is found to have occurred on the FAA at NKC,, it would show that the MDCPS people who did this investigation lied, and perhaps have also been dishonest in the reporting of the annual achievement tests district wide. If this is the case, I am asking that an independent agency do a district wide audit of MDCPS. If widespread cheating is found to have occurred, I ask that Superintendent Carvalho be relieved of his duties and the district be placed under state control until such time as the district is in compliance with Florida rules for administering and scoring that test. I also ask that if MDCPS is found to have violated anti-discriminatory policies for minorities, that state funding be reduced and the district be placed under state control until the district is in compliance with state and Federal laws. Mr. Carvalho, I am asking you to immediately relieve the present NKC administrators and replace them with Dr. Alberto Fernandez and Mr. Henny Cristobol. I am also asking the nine school board members and Ms. Hernandez Mats to make this same request of Mr. Carvalho If Mr. Carvalho declines to take this action, I am asking that the above named people ask Governor DeSantis to relieve Mr. Carvalho of his duties as the school superintendent.

I have begun to advertise the crisis at NKC on social media. I am hoping the public will bring some badly needed pressure to cause the people this letter is addressed to do the right thing for the profoundly mentally handicapped students of NKC. Finally, if you get a gag order against me, there are other people who will continue my blog.

Sincerely,

Bill Detzner

Bill Detzner 7722 S.W. 99 St. Miami, Fl. 33156 billdetzner@!bellsouth.net