I've had the theme from MASH going through my head all day. Anyway, here's an update on my situation.
I have the information about the person who attempted to get me fired. I have not yet decided whether to file a police report for harassment, but that is an option. The follow-up note was actually quite funny (my boss' husband responded to the person for more information, and got a longer response back). Apparently, this person believes I'm a witch because of my curse posts. I would say that the person can't read, since I included the words "A rant without effect. A scream of rage and pain that will go unheeded." in the first one and "...this is full of rage, and in the end is absolutely meaningless. It may be a curse, but it will have no effect. It's just venting." in the second one. See, it was just venting. Duh. So not only is this person so utterly despicable that they attempted to get me fired from my job, but this person is also too stupid to even understand what venting is.
I know the curses were overboard. They are the form my anger from the last month and half took. I had to get that out of my system. It was festering in there, and I had to express it or I would have exploded. To be accused of witchcraft for venting in a formal manner is just ... unbelievable. I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Apparently free speech isn't even allowed on blogs. I can't even vent without someone trying to get me fired. People are so stupid.
In other strike news. Tony123 got his audience with the qu-- er, superintendent, and she turned on the charm for him. He recorded the whole session, which included the High School Principal and the finance director. He left confused, which was actually expected. We hope that after he goes over the discussion a few times, he'll get a better idea of what was said and why. If any of the answers he got results in us understanding the district's stance better, I'll be very happy.
The Heraldnet webmaster is keeping his word, deleting any note that has to do with the Marysville strike. Again, I'm not sure it was the best way to deal with the situation, but I leave it to the webmaster to figure out how to get rid of people harassing others. If they don't have enough people to moderate, then I guess taking it down was the only solution, and that's pretty sad. By the way, if you are coming here because of something posted on the forum or e-mailed to you by a forum member, the decision to block all discussion of the strike was a result of repeated violation of the rules by a handful of people, not because of my phone call. Grow up and stop e-mailing me. Sheesh.
In addition, someone from AIMS actually called the editor of the Herald to cancel her subscription due to the anti-teacher slant, and ended up talking with the editor for an hour, directing him to information about the strike from the teacher's side. If the editor decides to be a newsman instead of a PR firm, the Herald's coverage of the strike might get more fair and balanced in the future. I wouldn't hold my breath.
Tonight there was a forum for the candidates in the next election, held up in Marysville. I'm awaiting word of what defenses the school board members have for their expensive trips and dinners while the school district ran out of money. I expect they'll turn the questions away and answer something else instead. They are all getting pretty good at evading.
Tomorrow is the injunction hearing. With the evidence that's been gathered against the school board, it really rests entirely on how this judge decides to interpret state law. While the judge may decide that the district is at fault, she could still declare the strike illegal. It won't have any effect on the strike, since the teachers will not return to the classrooms unless they have a contract, but it will make life more hellish.
Tomorrow: I will return to regular blogging. I think you've all had enough of the strike for now, right?
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