Month: January 2022

Hello, Ms. Santos. My name is Bill Detzner. As Neva King Cooper (NKC) School is in the district you represent, I am asking you to share this email with the new MDCPS superintendent. While you as a school board member lack the authority to dismiss school principals who violate Federal, Florida, and MDCPS rules and policies, I am asking you to send a written recommendation to the new superintendent to terminate NKC principal Dr. Tracy Roos as a MDCPS employee. I am also asking you to refer the new school superintendent to my blog mdcpsallegations.com

I will publish this email in my blog, so that it cannot be denied that all MDCPS authorities (including the new school superintendent) are fully aware of the alleged physical assaults of both minority children and staff by MDCPS principal(s) and staff.

Dr. Roos is currently under investigation for allegedly physically assaulting African American NKC custodian Sabrina Crawley Cross (who went on workman’s compensation and had to get a shot to relieve the pain in her back as a result of this alleged physical assault.)

Dr. Roos is also currently under investigation for allegedly refusing to allow Hispanic teacher Mr. Javier Ruiz Lopez to see a workman’s compensation doctor when he was injured on the job in the performance of his duties. The NKC stakeholders have seen this nightmare movie over, and over, and over during the ten year ongoing rape of NKC. Myself and the NKC stakeholders believe that the internal investigative MDCPS bodies will absolve Dr. Roos of all guilt for both of these current egregious violations, and she will again, and again, and again continue to allegedly physically assault both African American and Hispanic staff and Profoundly Mentally Handicapped African American children.

As I discussed in great detail in my blog, Dr. Roos also allegedly physically assaulted a Profoundly Mentally Handicapped African American child. She was (yet again) absolved of all guilt by the internal investigative bodies of MDCPS for this alleged physical assault, even though two MDCPS employees provided written statements as to what they observed.

As the African American parents and staff of NKC refer to that unhappy place as a “Plantation,” and as both myself and the NKC stakeholders have zero confidence in either yourself (Ms. Santos), or the new school superintendent, or the school board to take any action to clean up the mess left by departing superintendent Alberto Carvalho, we are actively recruiting Black Lives Matter (BLM) to clean up MDCPS ten year ongoing policy of allowing physical assaults by MDCPS principal(s) and other staff against African American Profoundly Mentally Handicapped children and African American and Hispanic staff.

As I discussed in great detail in my blog, a Hispanic SOCIAL WORKER was also allegedly physically assaulted by Dr. Roos. This SOCIAL WORKER had so little confidence in the internal investigative bodies of MDCPS to either investigate this alleged incident, or to protect her from reprisals by MDCPS for reporting this incident that she chose to remain silent. If a Hispanic SOCIAL WORKER lacks the confidence to report an alleged physical assault by the WHITE school principal, what does that tell you about the culture of deep fear that appears to have been deliberately cultivated in the nation’s fourth largest school district?

BLM has both deep pockets and powerful political connections. Also, Miami media may no longer be willing to remain silent about what appears to be rampant racism in MDCPS now that Superintendent Carvalho is gone.

Ms. Santos, if you have higher political aspirations for yourself in the future, bleating that you lack the authority to terminate Dr. Roos may not be enough to spare you from some highly unflattering media press coverage and pressure brought about by BLM. To protect yourself, you might want to share this email and my blog information with the new superintendent and send him a written memo recommending that NKC principal Dr. Tracy Roos be terminated as a MDCPS employee.

You might also ask the new superintendent to consider immediately removing Dr. Roos from the NKC campus, as her presence on campus may put African American Profoundly Mentally Handicapped children and African American and Hispanic staff at risk for physical assault.

Ms. Santos, many NKC minority parents have stated that they are very unhappy with Dr. Roos being the NKC principal. They have also stated that they fear that if they complain about Dr. Roos (who is WHITE) to MDCPS authorities, Dr. Roos will physically assault their Profoundly Mentally Handicapped children, with virtual impunity. That sounds very much like THE BAD OLD DAYS when African American parents who complained that their children were not receiving a quality education were intimidated with a burning cross on their lawns.

While we are hoping we are wrong, myself and the NKC stakeholders fear the new school superintendent will continue Alberto Carvalho’s practice of allowing blatant and overt racism against both minority children and staff to go unpunished.

I sent this email on January 17, 2022 (the day we celebrated the Martin Luther King Holiday) to all members of the Los Angeles school board. Those members are: George McKenna, Monica Garcia, Scott Schmerelson, Nick Melvoin, Jackie Goldberg, Kelly Gonez, Tanya Ortiz Franklin, and Jefferson Craig. The title of my email is: “Is Alberto Carvalho a Racist?”

Dear Los Angeles school board members,

Hello. My name is Bill Detzner. My blog is mdcpsallegations.com I am a retired Miam Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) teacher. Mr. Alberto Carvalho, who was hired to become the Los Angeles School Superintendent, gives the appearance of allowing overt and blatant racism, including an alleged physical assault by a school principal against a Severely Mentally Retarded African American child, and physical assaults by this same principal against both African American and Hispanic staff.

I am going to contact both the Los Angeles Times and various Los Angeles independent/underground news outlets, and make them aware of this information. I am also going to publish this email on my blog.

I want to leave a paper trail, so that if allegations of racism against Los Angeles minority students and staff by Superintendent Alberto Carvalho occur, Board of Education members will not be able to deny that prior to hiring him, the Board of Education was aware of the NUMEROUS allegations of physical assaults against both African American Severely Mentally Retarded children and African American and Hispanic staff that were tolerated without negative consequences to those who allegedly perpetrated these actions during the tenure of Alberto Carvalho as the MDCPS Superintendent.

Note: This is the report of the alleged physical assault submitted by the alleged victim of that assault.

November 16, 2021

Dear Ms. Garcia,

Hello. My name is Sabrina Crawley Cross. I am a custodian at Neva King Cooper Educational Center. (NKC) This school is a center exclusively for Profoundly Mentally Handicapped students. I want to make you aware of a situation that occurred on November10, 2021, between 12:45 and 1:15 PM.

An upset student ran out of his classroom and into the bus loading area. The school principal, Dr. Tracy Roos, the assistant principal, and a teacher were attempting to calm this extremely upset student. I attempted to assist in this effort. At that point, the school principal, Dr. Tracy Roos began shouting at me in a disrespectful and abusive manner. Dr. Roos then used her hand to shove me very hard in my back. Dr. Roos shoved me so hard that I was in a lot of pain that weekend. As a result of Dr. Roos shoving me, I am now on workman’s compensation and a medical person gave me a shot to relieve the pain in my back.

Two people witnessed Dr. Roos shouting at me and pushing me in my back. Those two people are bus aide Sandra Welch Slaton who has agreed to write a statement about what she saw, and NKC security person Mr. Leon Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell is a recent hire who is afraid that if he writes a statement about what he saw, Dr. Roos will retaliate against him. Would it be possible for the Miami Dade County Public Schools police to get a statement from Mr. Mitchell about what he saw? Would it be possible for you, Ms. Garcia to give your email and phone number to Mr. Mitchell and tell him to contact you if Dr. Roos retaliates against him for telling what he saw?

When this incident happened, I reported it to Mr. Darwin Brown, who is the United Teachers of Dade steward for our school.

Ms. Garcia, I am asking that the cameras be reviewed to see if they show Dr. Roos pushing me in my back. A few years ago, Dr. Roos was accused of physically assaulting an African American Profoundly Mentally Handicapped student of this school in the bus loading area. The camera footage of this event mysteriously disappeared, and I am worried that MDCPS will also destroy camera evidence of Dr. Roos pushing me in order to protect Dr. Roos.

If you want to read about many other instances of Dr. Roos physically assaulting minority employees and getting away with it, please read a blog titled mdcpsallegations.com

I am also concerned that the school secretary, and not me was the person who wrote the report that went to workman’s compensation. I was not given a copy of this report, and I have no idea what was written in this report. Can you please provide me of a copy of this report?

Although only the bus aide and the school security officer witnessed this incident, Dr. Roos has allegedly asked Neva King Cooper School employees who weren’t even there to write statements saying Dr. Roos did not push me. Ms. Garcia, can you please do an official investigation with the MDCPS police and ask the employees of this school if Dr. Roos asked them to write statements? If this happened, can you please provide me with copies of these statements?

After using her hand to shove me very hard in my back, Dr. roos shouted at me, “Come here. Come here. I’m your boss. You come when I’m calling you.”

Dr. Roos followed me into Room 10. Dr. Roos then said,” I didn’t push you.” Then Dr. Roos changed her mind and said, “I didn’t push you very hard. I didn’t push you, I just touched you. If you are upset, I apologize. Do you accept my apology?” Dr. Roos then told me, “Everyone in the District knows you are a liar.”

Ms. Garcia, I have sent both you and Dr. Roos emails, and neither one of you has responded to my emails. I am asking you to respond to this email in writing.

Sincerely,

Sabrina Crawley Cross

January 10, 2022

Hello Commissioner Corcoran and Mr. Carvalho. My name is Bill Detzner. I am going to post this email on my blog(mdcpsallegations.com) I am writing this email not because I have any hope that the two of you will act to protect Profoundly Mentally Handicapped (PMH) children, but to leave a paper trail, so that “when the bad stuff hits the fan,” neither one of you can claim you weren’t fully appraised of the abuses that occurred during your watch. This is a follow up to the email I sent both of you yesterday (“Is the Nation’s Fourth Largest School District Plagued With Systemic Racism?”)

The embattled Neva King Cooper (NKC) principal Dr. Tracy Roos is currently being investigated for TWO egregious violations. The first violation is Dr. Roos alleged physical assault of African American custodian Sabrina Crawley Cross. It is also alleged that Dr. roos pressured NKC staff who did NOT witness this alleged physical assault on Ms. Crawley Cross to write false statements absolving Dr. Roos of blame. The second charge Dr. Roos is being investigated for is her alleged refusal to allow a Hispanic employee, Mr. Javier Ruiz Lopez to see a doctor after Mr. Ruiz Lopez was injured on the job while performing his duties. During her troubled ten -year tenure at NKC, Dr. Roos has been investigated over and over and over by MDCPS, and in the face of overwhelming evidence of her guilt, let off the hook time after time by the corrupt MDCPS internal investigations. The NKC staff, parents, and children have seen this movie over and over and over and we know how these present two incidents are going to end. Dr. Roos will once again be let off the hook and her alleged physical assaults against NKC African American staff and African American Profoundly Mentally Handicapped children will continue.

The NKC stakeholders are taking the following actions as low-level staffers from both of your offices might, or might not read this email. 1) We are going to enlist the help of both BLM and the NAACP. Given the fac that neither one of you have lifted a finger to protect PMH children from alleged physical assault by Dr. Roos, these two organizations are going to clean up your mess for you. Hopefully, they will “tear out a new one” for both of you. They have both the political and financial resources to ensure that highly unflattering stories about both of you appear in the media. Hopefully, the end result will be that both of you get fired and are disgraced. Mr. Carvalho, you will soon become the Los Angeles (LA) superintendent. You have ruled MDCPS with an iron fist. You are greatly feared, but not respected. You are obeyed without question, due to the climate of intense fear you seem to have deliberately cultivated. Mr. Carvalho, what is going to happen when you are no longer the MDCPS superintendent? You will still be despised, but no longer feared. When BLM and the NAACP start printing very unflattering stories about you, and the school board begins taking heat, do you think the school board is going to back you up, or given the fact that they know “where all the bodies are buried” will they give you up to save their own skins?

You will hopefully be attacked from day one by the LA press (or possibly before even your first day on the job in LA) The NKC stakeholders are going to contact both the LA Times and small independent LA media regarding your performance here in Miami. We will concentrate most of our efforts on the small , independent LA media, as you probably do not yet have a stranglehold on what gets published about you in LA. Mr. Carvalho, if small, independent LA media begins publishing the things on my blog, the LA Times will have to either follow suit, or risk being scooped. If your strategy is to get a legal gag order against me, you are too late. Many other people now have complete copies of my blog. If I am given a gag order, I will fully comply. Several other people will continue to publish about the ten year, on-going rape of NKC.

I used to think it was only in NKC that African American mentally retarded students and African American and Hispanic staff were routinely allegedly physically assaulted by MDCPS administrators, but now I see that a 7-year-old African American mentally retarded girl has been allegedly physically assaulted by a MDCPS employee, and just like at NKC, the MDCPS investigative unit has attempted to sweep things under the rug.

Al, when you are in LA, and the BLM and the NAACP look up the mother of the African American profoundly mentally handicapped child who was allegedly physically assaulted at NKC, if MDCPS and/or Child Protective Services silenced this parent by threatening to place the child in a foster home unless the mother kept quiet about the affair, do you think this woman will continue to keep your dirty little secret? How about the two African American bus drivers who witnessed this alleged assault and were allegedly pressured into keeping silent? If MDCPS used threats to silence them, do you suppose they will keep your dirty little secret, when they know that BLM and the NAACP will protect them from retaliation by MDCPS? Al, do you suppose that might possibly open the floodgates? Do you suppose this might lead to MANY more African American and Hispanic students and staff coming forward to tell how they too were physically assaulted by MDCPS employees, while the MDCPS investigative units worked to threaten and silence them? Al, are you familiar with the term “house of cards?” Do you know what that term means? Perhaps an example will illustrate the meaning of this phrase.

During the 1980’s, the Houston school district, like many other urban school districts was plagued by falling graduation rates and achievement test scores. Then a miracle school superintendent appeared on the scene. His name was Dr. Rod Paige. Houston schools soon announced astonishing, hard to believe gains in both achievement test scores and graduation rates. They called it “The Houston Miracle.” Dr. Paige became an educational hero and was selected by President Bush to become the Secretary of Education. Just like you, Al, Dr. Paige was greatly feared, but not respected. When Dr. Paige relocated to Washington, D.C., the fear he imposed was gone, but not the widespread disgust he had cultivated. Al, do you remember what happened to Dr. Paige? Some Houston employees contacted a t.v. show called Sixty Minutes and they did an explosive piece on him that showed that “the Houston Miracle” was achieved by cooking the books. Dr. Paige quickly resigned his post in disgrace. Al, when you relocate to Los Angeles, do you suppose you might suffer a similar fate? (Hint: I am going to post this on my blog, and several independent LA media are being contacted, as a low-level staffer from your office MIGHT or might not take the time to read this email.)

Al, when BLM and the NAACP start causing unflattering stories about you to appear in the media, people are going to want to see evidence to back up those claims. Without supportive evidence, the narrative falls apart. So, the question is: Do the NKC stakeholders have the evidence to back up their claims? Let’s take the case of Dr. Roos allegedly cursing during a Zoom lesson. Although myself and at least one parent sent written reports to the MDCPS authorities (Office of Professional Standards), nothing was done. However, due to the fact that MDCPS has the only copy of that Zoom tape, it means MDCPS is off the hook. Am I right about this, Al? Well, no, MDCPS is NOT off the hook. You see, Al, the NKC stakeholders have copies (note that this is plural) of this Zoom tape. Al, do you suppose the NKC stakeholders also have a great deal of evidence to support the other claims of wrongdoing by Dr. Roos? Well, Al, if you knew how much evidence we have against MDCPS, you might not sleep very well at night. Al, it is entirely possible that your superintendent’s job in LA may either not happen at all, or be very short lived. Al, what happens if due to negative publicity, either the Florida Bureau of Investigation or the Federal Bureau of Investigation begins an investigation on you? There are rumors that you had an extramarital affair with a Miami Herald reporter. Perhaps that was an isolated incident. If it was not, if you had additional affairs, there is no telling what will remain hidden, and what will come to light, should you become the target of an investigation.

Al, what the terrified and bullied parents and staff of NKC would REALLY, REALLY like is an end to the ten-year persecution you have inflicted on NKC after you broke several state laws to illegally smash NKC’s attempt to investigate changing from a public school to a charter school. Your flagrant lawbreaking was brought out in DOAH 13-1492. Al, during your one and only visit to NKC after you illegally smashed the conversion attempt, you made the following statement: “This is a MDCPS, this will always be a MDCPS, and if anyone wants to change that, they are going to have to come through me.” Al, there are witnesses who are still at NKC who were present when you made that statement. Al, this may be difficult for you to understand, but African American parents of profoundly mentally retarded students and African American NKC staff are very, very tired of allegedly being physically assaulted by Dr. Roos, and then having MDCPS clear her of all charges in a sham investigation (or no investigation at all.)

NKC stakeholders are seeking two actions to to address this ten-year rape of the school. The first is the dismissal of Dr. Roos as a MDCPS employee, if probable cause is found. The NKC stakeholders will NOT be satisfied if Dr. Roos is merely shuffled off to another post, even if that new post is one where she has no contact with children. The second action NKC stakeholders would like to see is to have Dr. Alberto Fernandez restored as the NKC principal. Al, as you give the appearance of being a very vindictive man, the NKC stakeholders fear you intend to punish NKC in perpetuity, for the “crime” of pursuing the supposedly legal option of converting to a charter school. Appointing Dr. Fernandez back to the position you illegally removed him from would send a clear signal to NKC that the ten-year rape of NKC is finally over.

Al, do you get the idea that Dr. Roos has played you like a fiddle? Do you get the idea that the reason she keeps screwing up over and over again is because she has no respect for either you or your authority? Anyone can read my blog, and my guess is that far more people than you know have read this blog and lost all respect for you. Al, this blog would not even exist if it weren’t for the many, many screwups of Dr. Roos. Dr. Roos is the person who is making you look bad, and ruining your reputation. Some people are wondering if the reason you have taken no action against Dr. Roos during a ten-year span is because she is blackmailing you.

Mr. Corcoran, you have told me that as the Florida Commissioner of Education, you lack the authority to prevent a profoundly mentally retarded African American child from being allegedly physically assaulted by the principal of that school. Dick, if that statement is true, what justification is there for you to hold that position? Is your job merely to collect an obscenely generous salary, while catering to the whims and desires of the educational for-profit lobbyists? Dick, you served as a Florida legislator for several years. A Florida law was crafted that was so deceitful that it could have been made in North Korea. That law sternly states that Florida public school administrators are NOT allowed to interfere should a public school elect to convert to a charter school. The law then lays out all protected activities that are allowed, and all activities public school officials are forbidden to take to smash the conversion attempt. WHAT THE LAW DOES NOT DO IS TO PROVIDE ANY PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS WHO BREAK THIS LAW. Dick, there is a term for this kind of law. This is called a “smoke and mirrors law.” It allows Florida legislators to give a sneaky monopoly to for profit companies to create charter schools, while denying this opportunity to public schools. Dick, I have heard it said that you are not the sharpest tool in the shed, but even YOU should be able to understand that a law that has no consequences for breaking that law is just a make-believe law. Dick, when you were a Florida legislator, did you vote for, or write, or sponsor this pathetic law?

As a result of this flim-flam, make believe law, Mr. Henny Cristobol, the assistant principal of NKC, and one of the finest educators and human beings I have ever met was hounded out of his career as a Florida educator. Florida schools lost a very fine educator as a result of this shameful law.

Dick, you say you are helpless to prevent the physical abuse of an African American profoundly mentally handicapped child. Let’s be honest, Dick. Is the reason you are unable to help this child due to the fact that my limited financial resources prevent me from making a political contribution to the right people? Dick, if I HAD been able to make a generous financial contribution, would you then have taken action to protect this extremely vulnerable child? Dick, if you are unable to protect this child, would you advise me to contact Nikki Fried or Charlie Crist, the Democratic candidates for the Governor’s Office? Dick, do you suppose those two people might be more motivated than you are to protect a severely mentally retarded African American child? Dick, you are not presently motivated to help this child. If BLM and the NAACP cause a number of unflattering stories to appear about you in the media, do you suppose that might increase your pathetic lack of motivation to help this African American severely mentally retarded child?

Just so you know: The NKC stakeholders are NOT looking for encouraging words from one or both of you. TELLING the NKC stakeholders you are investigating the matter will not work. TERMINATING Dr. Roos is what the NKC stakeholders are looking for (if cause is found.)

Al, you had no trouble very quickly terminating a school principal a few years ago for the crime of dirty bathrooms. The NKC stakeholders feel that Dr. Roos numerous egregious violations over a ten-year period far exceed dirty bathrooms.

Respectfully,

Bill Detzner billdetzner@bellsouth.net

This is an email I sent to both Leonard Pitts and Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on January 9, 2022.

Hello, Mr. Pitts. Happy New Year to you and your family. My name is Bill Detzner. I retired after teaching school for 30 years in Miami Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS). The superintendent of MDCPS, Alberto Carvalho will soon move to become the superintendent of Los Angeles schools. The problem is that systemic racism and corruption appear to be deeply baked into MDCPS and it seems highly probable that the new superintendent will allow (or perhaps even encourage) the deep racism against both African American and Hispanic students and staff that has existed during the time Mr. Carvalho has been the MDCPS superintendent to continue. I am writing on behalf of the very frightened parents and staff of Neva King Cooper School (NKC) We are hoping you will write one or more newspaper columns exposing the racism going on in MDCPS. If you are unwilling to do this, we are hoping you will contact Superintendent Carvalho to express your concern about this issue. Mr. Carvalho’s contact information is 305-995-1430 or Superintendent’sOffice@dadeschools.net. The staff and parents of NKC would like to see principal Dr. Tracy Roos terminated as a MDCPS employee. Here are a few examples of the racism in MDCPS. Further information about all the examples given except the first example can be found in my blog mdcpsallegations.com. The first example can be accessed by searching for: ‘Family Planning to File Federal Lawsuit After They Say 7-Year-Old girl was Bullied & Injured By Teacher” by Ted Scouten from CBS Miami Channel 4. The story was released on January 7. The gist of that story is that a 7-year-old Mentally Handicapped African American girl was physically assaulted by her teacher resulting in a sprained arm. MDCPS investigated itself and (surprise, surprise) absolved itself of any wrongdoing. Now that this story has hit the Miami Herald, MDCPS is trying to backpedal and say the matter has not yet been dismissed, even though they previously dismissed it. If Jesus Christ Himself were to testify on behalf of a victim of racial violence by MDCPS, the school district would STILL absolve itself of all responsibility.

The second incident involves a profoundly mentally retarded African American student of NKC who was allegedly physically assaulted by Dr. Roos. The incident was observed by two African American bus drivers who submitted all of the paperwork of this incident to MDCPS investigators. Under alleged very heavy pressure by MDCPS, the two bus drivers dropped the matter. The mother of this child attempted to file charges against Dr. Roos . She very hastily ceased all efforts to do so. There are rumors that both MDCPS and Child Protective Services threatened to place this child in a foster home unless the mother dropped the matter.

The third incident involves Dr. Roos allegedly physically assaulting an African American custodian named Sabrina Crawley Cross. As a result of this alleged physical assault, Ms. Cross is on workman’s compensation. Dr. Roos is currently under investigation by MDCPS. Mr. Pitts, if I only had one dollar to my name, and that one dollar had to last me for the rest of eternity, I would bet that one dollar that MDCPS will (as it has done again and again with Dr. Roos) find her not guilty of the charges. Furthermore, although two people witnessed this incident, Dr. Roos allegedly pressured NKC employees who did not witness this incident to write statements absolving Dr. Roos of wrongdoing. I have made MDCPS aware of those alleged false statements.

The fourth incident involves a Hispanic teacher named Mr. Javier Ruiz Lopez. Mr. Ruiz Lopez was injured at NKC while performing his duties. In violation of Federal law, Dr. Roos allegedly refused to allow Mr. Ruiz Lopez (who was in great pain) to see a doctor until Mr. Ruiz Lopez went over Dr. Roos head and called Dr. Roos boss. When Dr. Roos was ordered by her boss to allow Mr. Ruiz Lopez to see a doctor, she summoned Mr. Ruiz Lopez to her office, and began screaming very insulting and hateful things at him. Mr. Ruiz Lopez also shouted at Dr. Roos. When Mr. Ruiz Lopez returns from workman’s compensation, he faces having a letter of reprimand placed into his file by Dr. Roos. Dr. Roos is also under investigation for this matter. (and will almost certainly be cleared by MDCPS)

The fifth incident involves a Hispanic SOCIAL WORKER. This woman was summoned to Dr. Roos office. Dr. Roos was allegedly SCREAMING very hateful and insulting things at this woman, who was staring at the floor, with her head bowed. Dr. Roos allegedly seized this woman’s jaw, jerked it upwards until the woman was looking into Dr. Roos eyes, and allegedly screamed, “You look at me when I’m talking (screaming) to you.” This woman was not a member of the union, so she could not file a grievance through the union. Her only other option was to file a complaint with the internal investigative body of MDCPS. She never reported the incident. Mr. Pitts, what does it tell you when a SOCIAL WORKER does not have enough confidence in MDCPS to report a physical assault?

The sixth incident involves two African American employees. One is a teacher’s assistant (para-professional) The other is a custodian. Shortly after the paraprofessional returned from an emergency leave after her daughter was brutally murdered while her five-year-old grandson was at home, Dr. Roos allegedly ordered the custodian to deliver a threat from Dr. Roos to this grieving grandmother. The threat was that Dr. Roos was considering an involuntary transfer of the grieving grandmother to another school. This caused such an uproar that Superintendent Carvalho personally phoned the grieving grandmother to tell her Dr. Roos would not be allowed to carry out her threat. THAT IS THE ONLY THING SUPERINTENDENT CARVALHO DID. At the time, Dr. Roos was a candidate for the prestigious Principal of the Year Award. Superintendent Carvalho could have withdrawn Dr. Roos as a candidate for this award, to show that hateful actions against African American employees would not be tolerated. By not taking this action, Superintendent Carvalho sent an unmistakable signal that actions such as these would not only be tolerated, but handsomely rewarded.

When Dr. Roos found out she was in hot water for threatening this grieving grandmother, she allegedly summoned the African American custodian to a closed- door meeting in her office and told him that unless he immediately wrote a statement denying Dr. Roos had ordered him to threaten one of his closest friends, he would be immediately terminated from his job.

Mr. Pitts, this is NOT the end of the alleged misdeeds Dr. Roos has done. Further examples can be found in my blog Mr. Pitts, a wise man once said that all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to remain silent when evil occurs. If you will forgive my boldness, if you make the choice to remain silent about this matter, it is possible that you may lose respect for the man staring back at you from your bathroom mirror.

The parents and staff of NKC are DESPERATE. This abuse has been going on for ten years. If you would like to contact me, my phone number is305-632-0248 or billdetzner@bellsouth.net