Know and understand that this very policy is put in place to protect the Board and the Superintendent from being held accountable when situations like the one with Goodman come up. This is not the first time a situation like this has happened. IRSD just wasn’t as lucky this time. They can’t hide behind the “procedures” and simply claim — “we followed them.”

If Dr. Bunting claims they “followed procedure” then the next question should be:

The “procedures” didn’t work with keeping IRSD kids safe … SO, what are YOU and YOUR SCHOOL BOARD going to do about it in order to ensure our kids are safe from this day forward?

That IS THEIR JOB; their #1 JOB - to maintain a safe and orderly environment in all their schools. They failed miserably — all of them and they know it.

If THE SCHOOL BOARD and DR. BUNTING were truly vested in the safety of the students in IRSD, they would begin to examine their OWN ACTIONS.

Now that is true accountability - looking at one’s own actions… something IRSD continues to have a problem with.

Keep asking, keep pushing, Joe.

I did get a chance to ask Dr. Bunting about this. See the new post for her response. They say they won’t change their policy. However if other employees observe questionable behavior on the part of someone such as Principal Goodman, they should report it. I am not sure if enough people came forward with their concerns about him.

Contrary to what a caller implied on the air this morning, police officers are required to pass a psychiatric evaluation and sign waivers enabling the employing agency to have access to their past employment records, credit history, school transcripts, etc. Some agencies also require polygraph tests. The bottom line is, even with in-depth investigations and testing, there’s no absolute assurances that an employee won’t later commit a criminal or egregious act.

I would suspect the reason teachers aren’t subjected to a similar process is because of the expense and resources required to conduct a real background investigation (not to be confused with a background check).

It’s tax payer money … we deserve answers.

Keep asking …