Sign with misspellings leads to demotion of New Jersey school principal
Sign with misspellings leads to demotion of New Jersey school principal
A large sign outside a New Jersey elementary school that misspelled December appears to have cost the principal her $108,000 a year job.
The Bergen Record says the sign outside School 20 in Paterson also notified people of the date for progress reepor and contained a backward numeral 1.
City school board member Corey Teague circulated a photo of the error-filled signage and complained why nobody noticed for more than a week. December was spelled Dicember.
If this is how the administration takes care of signage, how can we expect the students to do better? We must be held to a higher standard, he wrote in an email accompanying the photo.
Days after Teague brought up the sign, education officials announced that the principal, Antoinette Young, was being demoted and transferred to another school.
The Record said Wednesday the school district wouldnt say why Young was being demoted. The principal could not be reached for comment and the union representing city principals did not get back to the paper.
The school serves 465 students in grades kindergarten through eight.
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If this is how the administration takes care of signage, how can we expect the students to do better? We must be held to a higher standard, Exactly!
groan...
Maybe it is the 'Joisey' accent way of spelling.
lol...Phonetically...
They took spelling lessons from a Jersey casino!!!!
...lol...
lol...
I wonder if he attended that school as a child....hhmm...
As for their "progress reepor", I would have to give it a "D" (at least they spelled "progress" correctly).
Bravo four thim! lol
I remember a sign I saw just across the street from an elementary school-- "New and Used Furnichure".
I bet there were other reasons, too. The principal is also the result of the school's educational system. So, maybe it's been messed up for a loooong time!
...lol...