Some school administrators are considering forming a union.
Voice of San Diego
By EMILY ALPERT
Jan. 15, 2008
...Under California's education code, managers have few rights, said Irvine attorney Bill Shaeffer.
Years ago, Shaeffer represented 15 San Diego principals and vice principals demoted by then-Superintendent Alan Bersin. Shaeffer won his case based on the district's long-standing MOU, not the Education Code...
"We have to threaten litigation after the harm is done..." [said Bruce McGirr, president-elect of the Administrator's Association.]
...in Barrio Logan, another principal was transferred, aggravating some parents and peers who thought the process unfair. Anna Cazares lost her job at Chavez Elementary, and was moved to Cabrillo Elementary. The transfer followed a series of disputes with Area Superintendent Delfino Aleman over issues ranging from the placement of a kindergarten student to whether to solicit student volunteers.
Karen Mashoof, a former counselor at Chavez, switched schools after Cazares left. Parent complaints against Cazares were "totally blown out of proportion," she complained, and Cazares was "a target."
...Chavez vice principal Karen Toyohara was also demoted. Toyohara said she was told the school's enrollment had dropped, eliminating her position...Toyohara was sent back to the classroom.
"Nobody honored our MOU," Toyohara said...
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