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The Protesters can still good jobs at Gallaudet's future administers... 
Gallaudet Protestors Arrested
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VamPyroX
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$50 per arrest? What about your permanent record?
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You think employers do damn about it. Nope, they will likely laugh or something because they would (likely) undestand that he/she did it for their protest cause, not like a crime. Just like those late 60's civil rights protests...
$50 is not much a deal for the students nowadays... but $250 it could. So I'm glad that police didn't listen to Jordan's offer to charge them $250 each. It should show who he has became which do disappoint us so many. Shame on him.
There won't be a building on the campus named after him - likely. (my opinion)
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Permanent record, pfft, haha...
Do you know that the Government have all the information about you
anyway?
Your Driver's License, your pictures in their system, and everything... in the computer system...
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It is a crime, but not a violent one....
And some of them vanalism the school, destroying property...
It depends on what kind of job you want... you gotta compete with
other job applicants who have perfect record.
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They weren't arrested for the vandalism but for the protest aka the chain, I think... right?
Yes, I wouldn't stand for the vandalism or lock the school and cafeteria like I said. It doesn't help on their side, really... rather un-necessary parts.
After all, don't we have the freedom of speech?
As of the permenant criminal record, I don't worry about that because I'm not one of them lol so I really duh what I would do if I were one of them there. Ask them as if it worths their cause.
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What's the difference since they ALREADY have your name, information, and whatever in their government records other than the criminal records itself?
lol
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They could try to get a pardon... that will clean off the record.
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Maybe?!
I wonder as what these arrested are going to say... as if it worths their effort as part of the protest.
Do you think it is worthwhile as a cause, friends? Tell us.
I think that the peaceful arrests do help their cause pretty much due to the media attention and sorts by the way.
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Martin Luther King, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and others...
They famous for fighting for their rights. They were arrested...
They famous for fighting for their rights. They were arrested...
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Letter from Clerc Center Staff
Filed under: General, - Staff, FSSA — gufssa @ 5:12 pm
NOTE: The authors’ names are withheld due to fear of reprisals.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 13, 2006
Contact:
ClercCenterProtest@yahoo.com
Teachers and Staff at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center Call for the Resignation of Dr. Jane K. Fernandes from Gallaudet University.
Washington, DC – October 13, 2006 – Following a meeting yesterday morning, a group of teachers and staff currently working at the colloquially-known Clerc Center resolved on a number of matters; the most pertinent is our call for Dr. Jane K. Fernandes to respectfully resign her post as president-select of Gallaudet University. We present as justification the following rationale and, finally, propose a series of mandates as steps toward healing the still-lingering damage from Dr. Fernandes’ tenure as Vice President of Pre-College National Mission Programs. As a result, we are opposed to allowing Dr. Fernandes the chance to impose similar damage on Gallaudet University as a whole.
We are representative of a larger Clerc Center community. We did not approve of Gallaudet University’s decision to close Clerc Center on October 11 and 12. The protesters were prepared to allow MSSD and Kendall staff on-campus so that education for pre-collegiate students could continue uninterrupted. University administrators shoulder the burden of responsibility for the two days of lost teaching time for those students.
While we do not condone negative tactics by either protesters or administration officials, we look forward to a peaceful resolution.
Rationale:
During her tenure as the vice president of Pre-College National Mission Programs (PCNMP) from 1995 to 2000, Dr. Jane K. Fernandes ignored, alienated, and disrespected teachers and staff. During a period of restructuring in 1996, the teachers and staff at PCNMP sought to offer additional advice and direction, only to be shunned and mocked. To continue our employment, we had to endure an atmosphere of distrust and fear. This statement of our oppression is long overdue.
As proof of Dr. Fernandes being an ineffectual leader and damaging the infrastructure of Clerc Center, we offer the following:
* A poll was conducted during the May protests. Fifty-eight percent of the teachers at the Clerc Center participated in this poll, where 82% stated they did not support the process that selected Dr. Fernandes as the 9th president.
* In addition to the first poll question, the second poll question asked teachers if they were ready to move on and accept Dr. Fernandes as the 9th president, 79% voted NO.
* Class sizes were drastically expanded with many levels of instructional needs in one class.
* Due to Dr. Fernandes’ changes in the educational programs at PCNMP, enrollment plummeted, only to increase dramatically after her departure from the Clerc Center.
* Many support staff members gave up their primary roles to intervene with a significant increase in student violence inside the school due to forced removal of the disciplinary system without implementation of alternative options.
* Dr. Fernandes saw no value in the faculty governance system and the grievance process, which were both eliminated during her tenure.
* Many jobs, departments, and programs were closed (i.e., Performing Arts Program, Special Opportunities Program, Woodshop, Driver’s Education, Communication Department, Career Development Program, International Student Exchange Program).
* The dissolution of Student Development program had a huge negative impact on the quality of student leadership (i.e. Peer Mediation, Judicial Board, Student Body Government, student-run enrichment days).
* After restructuring, department budgets were combined and teams had less control over their respective budgets. As a result, available monies for departments were reduced. This led to outdated materials and equipment available to teachers and staff.
* The dissolution of academic departments left teachers/staff no choice but to work/teach outside their content areas. Some competent and skilled people quit as a result of being asked to do things for which they weren’t qualified.
* The issue of accountability was not clearly defined. Under Dr. Fernandes, people didn’t know who to contact regarding policy and procedures.
As proof of Dr. Fernandes alienating and ignoring teachers and staff, we offer the following:
* The removal of tenure in a non-democratic way, without teacher input and involvement.
* Faculty status of teachers was stripped.
* Opportunities to apply for sabbatical leave were also denied. In the past, use of sabbatical leave made implementation of several successful programs possible (i.e., Structure of ASL and Deaf Studies courses, Minority/Multicultural Programs, Family Math program).
* In 1996, Lead Teachers asked for one full school year to plan, to set up and to implement a new system. They requested this time to find resources and to set aside time for training. Dr. Fernandes ignored the majority opinion, listening instead to selected advisors.
* Teachers’ requests to order certain books were ignored. Older resources were thrown out and new materials ordered without teacher input which caused problems for teachers using thematic instruction.
* When the Curriculum Enhancement program was implemented in place of the Elective Department, Dr. Fernandes allowed 40 plus students in many individual CE classes that lasted 90 minutes to allow grade team teachers and staff to meet and plan. CE Teachers at Kendall were helpless and unable to manage their classes and to discipline unruly students.
* When restructuring caused students and parents frustration, confusion, and sometimes, anger, teachers and staff members were left alone to bear the consequences of decisions they had no part in making.
* The Special Opportunity Program was disbanded without transition. The needs of deaf students with additional or unique needs were not being met. They often sat in “mainstream” classes and contributed little or nothing, which caused educational and emotional distractions for other students.
As proof of Dr. Fernandes creating an atmosphere of distrust and fear, we offer the following:
* Teachers and staff who have deaf children were threatened, personally and professionally, for not enrolling their children at Kendall or MSSD.
* Dr. Fernandes prevented teachers from meeting during work hours by encouraging the disbandment of the faculty organization.
* Termination of the Sunshine Fund that teachers and staff created for sending cards and/or gifts when appropriate for certain occasions (i.e., anniversaries, births, deaths, hospitalizations, weddings);
* Dr. Fernandes also allowed no support for personal milestones, losses and celebrations of any kind. She stated that “We are not here to have fun and play. We are here to work.”
* When people asked Dr. Fernandes for her input, she responded by telling us to make decisions ourselves, only to criticize us for our incompetence. We were constantly criticized for every little step we made and afraid to take risks.
* Forcing us to undergo radical change without any direction and often under harsh criticism resulted in such severe grieving that outside counselors and consultants were brought in to heal wounds. Dr. Fernandes was nowhere to be found.
* Dr. Fernandes put a stop to the Teacher Evaluation System that was used for many years. When problems escalated, she had the revised TES implemented. Dr. Fernandes did not bother with follow-up review to make sure the process was just and fair.
* The removal of the sabbatical leave during Dr. Fernandes’ administration occurred when she successfully manipulated a few personnel into supporting her decision and informed a certain member of the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees that the majority of faculty and staff agreed.
Mandates Proposed by Laurent Clerc Center Teachers/Staff:
* We deserve the opportunity to set up an organization where our voice will be heard.
* We desire shared governance.
* We support the FSSA’s demands.
(excerpt from Gally FSSA News)
Filed under: General, - Staff, FSSA — gufssa @ 5:12 pm
NOTE: The authors’ names are withheld due to fear of reprisals.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 13, 2006
Contact:
ClercCenterProtest@yahoo.com
Teachers and Staff at the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center Call for the Resignation of Dr. Jane K. Fernandes from Gallaudet University.
Washington, DC – October 13, 2006 – Following a meeting yesterday morning, a group of teachers and staff currently working at the colloquially-known Clerc Center resolved on a number of matters; the most pertinent is our call for Dr. Jane K. Fernandes to respectfully resign her post as president-select of Gallaudet University. We present as justification the following rationale and, finally, propose a series of mandates as steps toward healing the still-lingering damage from Dr. Fernandes’ tenure as Vice President of Pre-College National Mission Programs. As a result, we are opposed to allowing Dr. Fernandes the chance to impose similar damage on Gallaudet University as a whole.
We are representative of a larger Clerc Center community. We did not approve of Gallaudet University’s decision to close Clerc Center on October 11 and 12. The protesters were prepared to allow MSSD and Kendall staff on-campus so that education for pre-collegiate students could continue uninterrupted. University administrators shoulder the burden of responsibility for the two days of lost teaching time for those students.
While we do not condone negative tactics by either protesters or administration officials, we look forward to a peaceful resolution.
Rationale:
During her tenure as the vice president of Pre-College National Mission Programs (PCNMP) from 1995 to 2000, Dr. Jane K. Fernandes ignored, alienated, and disrespected teachers and staff. During a period of restructuring in 1996, the teachers and staff at PCNMP sought to offer additional advice and direction, only to be shunned and mocked. To continue our employment, we had to endure an atmosphere of distrust and fear. This statement of our oppression is long overdue.
As proof of Dr. Fernandes being an ineffectual leader and damaging the infrastructure of Clerc Center, we offer the following:
* A poll was conducted during the May protests. Fifty-eight percent of the teachers at the Clerc Center participated in this poll, where 82% stated they did not support the process that selected Dr. Fernandes as the 9th president.
* In addition to the first poll question, the second poll question asked teachers if they were ready to move on and accept Dr. Fernandes as the 9th president, 79% voted NO.
* Class sizes were drastically expanded with many levels of instructional needs in one class.
* Due to Dr. Fernandes’ changes in the educational programs at PCNMP, enrollment plummeted, only to increase dramatically after her departure from the Clerc Center.
* Many support staff members gave up their primary roles to intervene with a significant increase in student violence inside the school due to forced removal of the disciplinary system without implementation of alternative options.
* Dr. Fernandes saw no value in the faculty governance system and the grievance process, which were both eliminated during her tenure.
* Many jobs, departments, and programs were closed (i.e., Performing Arts Program, Special Opportunities Program, Woodshop, Driver’s Education, Communication Department, Career Development Program, International Student Exchange Program).
* The dissolution of Student Development program had a huge negative impact on the quality of student leadership (i.e. Peer Mediation, Judicial Board, Student Body Government, student-run enrichment days).
* After restructuring, department budgets were combined and teams had less control over their respective budgets. As a result, available monies for departments were reduced. This led to outdated materials and equipment available to teachers and staff.
* The dissolution of academic departments left teachers/staff no choice but to work/teach outside their content areas. Some competent and skilled people quit as a result of being asked to do things for which they weren’t qualified.
* The issue of accountability was not clearly defined. Under Dr. Fernandes, people didn’t know who to contact regarding policy and procedures.
As proof of Dr. Fernandes alienating and ignoring teachers and staff, we offer the following:
* The removal of tenure in a non-democratic way, without teacher input and involvement.
* Faculty status of teachers was stripped.
* Opportunities to apply for sabbatical leave were also denied. In the past, use of sabbatical leave made implementation of several successful programs possible (i.e., Structure of ASL and Deaf Studies courses, Minority/Multicultural Programs, Family Math program).
* In 1996, Lead Teachers asked for one full school year to plan, to set up and to implement a new system. They requested this time to find resources and to set aside time for training. Dr. Fernandes ignored the majority opinion, listening instead to selected advisors.
* Teachers’ requests to order certain books were ignored. Older resources were thrown out and new materials ordered without teacher input which caused problems for teachers using thematic instruction.
* When the Curriculum Enhancement program was implemented in place of the Elective Department, Dr. Fernandes allowed 40 plus students in many individual CE classes that lasted 90 minutes to allow grade team teachers and staff to meet and plan. CE Teachers at Kendall were helpless and unable to manage their classes and to discipline unruly students.
* When restructuring caused students and parents frustration, confusion, and sometimes, anger, teachers and staff members were left alone to bear the consequences of decisions they had no part in making.
* The Special Opportunity Program was disbanded without transition. The needs of deaf students with additional or unique needs were not being met. They often sat in “mainstream” classes and contributed little or nothing, which caused educational and emotional distractions for other students.
As proof of Dr. Fernandes creating an atmosphere of distrust and fear, we offer the following:
* Teachers and staff who have deaf children were threatened, personally and professionally, for not enrolling their children at Kendall or MSSD.
* Dr. Fernandes prevented teachers from meeting during work hours by encouraging the disbandment of the faculty organization.
* Termination of the Sunshine Fund that teachers and staff created for sending cards and/or gifts when appropriate for certain occasions (i.e., anniversaries, births, deaths, hospitalizations, weddings);
* Dr. Fernandes also allowed no support for personal milestones, losses and celebrations of any kind. She stated that “We are not here to have fun and play. We are here to work.”
* When people asked Dr. Fernandes for her input, she responded by telling us to make decisions ourselves, only to criticize us for our incompetence. We were constantly criticized for every little step we made and afraid to take risks.
* Forcing us to undergo radical change without any direction and often under harsh criticism resulted in such severe grieving that outside counselors and consultants were brought in to heal wounds. Dr. Fernandes was nowhere to be found.
* Dr. Fernandes put a stop to the Teacher Evaluation System that was used for many years. When problems escalated, she had the revised TES implemented. Dr. Fernandes did not bother with follow-up review to make sure the process was just and fair.
* The removal of the sabbatical leave during Dr. Fernandes’ administration occurred when she successfully manipulated a few personnel into supporting her decision and informed a certain member of the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees that the majority of faculty and staff agreed.
Mandates Proposed by Laurent Clerc Center Teachers/Staff:
* We deserve the opportunity to set up an organization where our voice will be heard.
* We desire shared governance.
* We support the FSSA’s demands.
(excerpt from Gally FSSA News)
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Vampy, my understanding is that the type of arrests going on at Gallaudet do not rise to the level of permanancy as to someone's record.
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Why can't they give this president a chance??? She's only been an acting president for couple months! Give her some chances...
Yes; we do have freedom of speech to speak freely without censorship, but not necessarily means you can get in front of a gate or door to block people from coming in, it's the same way with abortion clinics.
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If you grow up in Deaf School, Deaf family and Deaf friends. Your roots grow thicker and longer on the ground. You will understand what we went through struggle and oppress from the Hearing world.[/QUOTE]
Are you saying that only people who grew up in a Deaf School, Deaf family and deaf friends are the ONLY ones who understands about oppression??? Pls tell me that is not what you are saying cuz there are thousands of us deaf who grew up WITHOUT deaf friends, deaf schools, and deaf families and FELT so ALONE and BIG time OPPRESSED by the hearing world. I think the deaf who grew up in a mainstreamed school being the only deaf and having to be forced to lipread and try to speak like a hearing person are the MOST oppressed deaf people ever. Know why? No emotional support from anyone who really understands what they have to go through daily. At least the deaf who grew up in deaf schools, with deaf friends and have deaf family have a GREAT support system while the deaf who are forced to act like hearing most likely dont have a support system.
If u are saying that JK shouldnt be president because she is not deaf enough, that is discrimination right there. It is like telling all deaf people who are from hearing families, grew up in oral programs and dont know ASL are not qualified to run a deaf university. I think other factors like lack of leadership, empathy, and so on SHOULD be the important reasons not because she is not deaf enough. It is like telling a black person he is not black enough to run an all black university.
Are you saying that only people who grew up in a Deaf School, Deaf family and deaf friends are the ONLY ones who understands about oppression??? Pls tell me that is not what you are saying cuz there are thousands of us deaf who grew up WITHOUT deaf friends, deaf schools, and deaf families and FELT so ALONE and BIG time OPPRESSED by the hearing world. I think the deaf who grew up in a mainstreamed school being the only deaf and having to be forced to lipread and try to speak like a hearing person are the MOST oppressed deaf people ever. Know why? No emotional support from anyone who really understands what they have to go through daily. At least the deaf who grew up in deaf schools, with deaf friends and have deaf family have a GREAT support system while the deaf who are forced to act like hearing most likely dont have a support system.
If u are saying that JK shouldnt be president because she is not deaf enough, that is discrimination right there. It is like telling all deaf people who are from hearing families, grew up in oral programs and dont know ASL are not qualified to run a deaf university. I think other factors like lack of leadership, empathy, and so on SHOULD be the important reasons not because she is not deaf enough. It is like telling a black person he is not black enough to run an all black university.
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Yes; we do have freedom of speech to speak freely without censorship, but not necessarily means you can get in front of a gate or door to block people from coming in, it's the same way with abortion clinics.
from my understanding, thats what they did at first, they spoke out and they were ingored
we're in america, we have the freedom of speech like you said we also have the freedom of assembly also
The faculty and students disapproved of her being the provost from day one, and they have the right to be angry about her becoming the president this January. She had a lot of opportunities since May to prove to the people that she could lead, but she didn't.
She was already given a chance as the provost. She just didn't cut it for them.
Shel90, I suggest you start reading up on the subject. Like most people, they've been misinformed on the "not deaf enough" bit. It's not about that. It never was. The media picked that up and told everybody that it's their main reason. It was rather insulting, I would have to say.
Go to www.deafread.com and some other sites, you will learn that some of these goes back to 2003 discussing this particular person.
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Banjo...my previous comments about "not being deaf enough" was in response to this above post by Kalista. I was asking her if she meant that deaf people who didnt grow up with deaf families, in deaf schools, or with deaf friends dont understand oppression and from my understanding, she was stating that JK shouldnt be president because she didnt explore the deaf culture.
Nothing to do with my opinion about the protest..just that "being not deaf enough" is a very ridiculous reason for wanting JK to step down.
I quoted her post but when I submitted the post, it seems like the whole quote didnt come out right.