@Miss piggy... You obviously have some vested interest in this blog...but seriously...contribute something meaningful. No one cares about your life history or philosophy on child-rearing. You miss the point entirely. Stop blathering and opining....open your eyes and your mind to the truth and the facts.
I have children currently attending schools in this district. All of them participate in sports. I promise you that this district stoops at nothing to protect itself at the expense of kids. I have fought the district on numerous issues that have involved violations of the OHSAA, state and federal laws. The laws and rules are made to protect kids and their rights. All the district has to do is follow the law....not skirt it or be above it. Then no one would need a lawyer and taxpayer money would not need to be spent to defend district wrongdoing. Parents just don't wake up and just decide to sue the district....you are driven to it out of frustration, anger, and outrage over the abuse of your chidren and their LEGAL rights. It is extremely stressful and upsetting to try to reason with a school district which chooses to ignore, ridicule, and deride you for telling them they have a legal and moral obligation to change their practices.
This is not about demanding things that are outrageous....it is not about parents being unreasonable.....it is not about getting one's way. Those are excuses you use to justify the actions of this school district. Times have changed....its about time the distict stops living in the past and gets current and legally compliant!
Please retire before June. Just go away and stop making public statements. You continue to hurt Canfield and the students in the school district you administrate so poorly. Your executive decisions and judgement in this issue are just a very small example of your inability to be an effective, accountable, responsible, honest, fair, open-minded, intelligent Superintedent.
Unless they are forced into compliance by a higher authority, there are quite a few state and federal laws that mean nothing to the Administration and school board in Canfield.
@Walter...in Canfield, I have seen plenty of coaches screw up a kid's game. Far more coaches than parents. Yes, a coach must be afforded a certain amount of leeway to make decisions for the benefit of the entire team. But when a coach discriminates against a player because of dislike for that player's parent or discriminates against a player because of a disability, or decides to bully/harass/belittle a player....That coach cannot be given carte blanche for their behavior. Gotta love someone who will punish a kid because of a parent's behavior! Someone like that does not deserve to be a coach!
The Canfield district will never admit any wrongdoing publically....that is why they keep insisting that the parents are wrong and the coach has been unfairly maligned. And yes....there is a large amount of self-protection among the Administration and the Board going on here....the former coach is the sister of the District Treasurer and the former sister-in-law of the current Board President. To make a lawsuit go away, the Administration and AD have supplied 1600 pages of token, worthless docs. The real complaints, the real issues, the real problems were never really addressed and no records really exist because Mr. Zambrini strives to maintain the appearance that all is fine and good in the Canfield schools. If you don't document it...it did not happen. It cannot be made public. It does not have to be reported. No one needs to know about it and no one will ever know how the issue was resolved. This is the way Canfield has operated since Mr. Zambrini assumed leadership of this district. Does not matter if it is a parent complaining about a teacher's classroom conduct, a discipline issue within the schools, or a violation of a student's civil or educational rights. If you don't document it, it did not happen. That is why the same nonsense continues, year after year after year. The same coaches and teachers become notorius...everyone knows about it, but no one can do anything to change it because of the Administration and Board. And if it is documented, you are not allowed to see it because of school Privacy laws. More crap has gone unaddressed in this District under the guise of privacy or ommission.
Renee Gessner never stood a chance on the school board. She never had anyone to back her up in her decisions. Let's hope the new school board members can swing the Board votes towards decisions that reflect the best interests of the students and towards good common sense.
Don't have a dog in the fight over the coaching issue. Don't much care, except for the fact that the BOE did not provide records that it is required to provide by law.
Many U.S. Citizens are unhappy with the leadership and administration of this country. Should we leave because it is not utopia? True..Canfield is clean. Canfield is safe. Canfield is convenient. I am not leaving Canfield, even though I am very dissatisfied with the schools. I am not alone, obviously. I will stay and continue to fight to make things better, with or without your cooperation. Parents, teachers, and administrators need to work together to solve the issues in Canfield. A token effort by the administration to encourage parental involvement will not accomplish anything. That has been going on for far too long in Canfield, and people are sick of it.
Trust me, it would have been much easier and cheaper to vote for the levy after pay to participate fees were instituted and busing was cut. I continue to vote "no" to a levy on principle.
Parents appreciate teachers who are creative, professional, and dedicated to their jobs. There are many of those in Canfield. Parents do not appreciate entitlement, laziness, arrogance, and a total disregard for parental input. Despite three levy failures, the teachers in Canfield are still very, very well-compensated for their education, experience, creativity and classroom dedication. Probably better than most districts in this county. The administration still also managed to collect their bonuses. Again...the only people suffering from levy failure seem to be the students and their parents.
As for the real facts of the need for a levy...the District administration and BOE have failed to engage in effective two-way communication with parents. If parents had faith, trust and confidence in the BOE and the Superintendent, the levy would have passed the first time.
You have no idea about what lengths parents have gone to in order to obtain BASIC EDUCATIONAL rights for their children in this school district. The District administration has little regard for laws, state or federal.You should have no doubts whatsoever about the resourcefulness of parents whom the District has attempted to grind into the ground because we have dared to stand up for our kids. Trust me, incidents like this one are not isolated and occur more frequently than they should in Canfield. Our district is not excellent...drugs, theft, weapons, bullying, bad coaches, bad teachers DO EXIST here.
If the levy passes, the kids in this district will see little to no benefit. Levy income will go straight to teacher salaries and benefits. Our kids will be forced to endure the use of outdated textbooks, outdated equipment, and school buildings that should be replaced. So spare me the lecture about the students...no one has their interests in mind except their parents!
People will vote "no" against the levy because this is their only way to communicate that a change in the administration and management of the Canfield School district is needed. You cannot communicate this need in any other way because it is ignored. Believe me, we have all tried on multiple occasions. Again....this parent has a concern. The concern is one that has been shared by multitudes of other parents over the years. Especially if the teacher in question is the high school softball/volleyball coach, who coincidentally is related to a BOE member and the district treasurer. State titles have nothing to do with anything....if a teacher/coach is abusive to a student, it needs investigated. It cannot always be assumed that the student is at fault or the parent has unrealistic expectations. Typical bait and switch tactics employed by the BOE and Super and their supporters are so predictable....blame the kid and sweep the wrong doing under the rug.
The Superintendent did not know anything about this....yeah, right. How many times does this need to happen in Canfield before someone puts an end to it? Kudos to this parent and good luck! She is facing a public relations machine in the Central office of the Canfield school district that will do everything and anything to make whatever happened appear to be the fault of the parent and the child. This parent will now also be accused of contributing to the downfall of the district. The Central office does not want to release the public records because they will most likely indicate that there has been a pattern of misconduct by the teacher in question and that there have been numerous complaints that have gone ignored. This is no different from the teacher who was accused of throwing chemicals on a student in class last year. The superintendent claimed he knew nothing about that, either. Mr. Zambrini claimed that there had been no complaints about the teacher in the past. Not true....everyone in Canfield knew that it was not. There had been years of complaints against this teacher, who was given tenure in spite of all of the complaints. He made friends with some school board members. Never heard another thing about that issue or the investigation...Mr. Zambrini made that go away, too.
It's all about the appearance....vote no on November 8!
Canfield replaces girls softball coach
@Miss piggy...
You obviously have some vested interest in this blog...but seriously...contribute something meaningful. No one cares about your life history or philosophy on child-rearing. You miss the point entirely. Stop blathering and opining....open your eyes and your mind to the truth and the facts.
I have children currently attending schools in this district. All of them participate in sports. I promise you that this district stoops at nothing to protect itself at the expense of kids. I have fought the district on numerous issues that have involved violations of the OHSAA, state and federal laws. The laws and rules are made to protect kids and their rights. All the district has to do is follow the law....not skirt it or be above it. Then no one would need a lawyer and taxpayer money would not need to be spent to defend district wrongdoing. Parents just don't wake up and just decide to sue the district....you are driven to it out of frustration, anger, and outrage over the abuse of your chidren and their LEGAL rights. It is extremely stressful and upsetting to try to reason with a school district which chooses to ignore, ridicule, and deride you for telling them they have a legal and moral obligation to change their practices.
This is not about demanding things that are outrageous....it is not about parents being unreasonable.....it is not about getting one's way. Those are excuses you use to justify the actions of this school district. Times have changed....its about time the distict stops living in the past and gets current and legally compliant!
January 28, 2012 at 11:17 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield replaces girls softball coach
Wolf06:
Please retire before June. Just go away and stop making public statements.
You continue to hurt Canfield and the students in the school district you administrate so poorly. Your executive decisions and judgement in this issue are just a very small example of your inability to be an effective, accountable, responsible, honest, fair, open-minded, intelligent Superintedent.
January 24, 2012 at 6 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield replaces girls softball coach
Unless they are forced into compliance by a higher authority, there are quite a few state and federal laws that mean nothing to the Administration and school board in Canfield.
January 16, 2012 at 3:02 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield replaces girls softball coach
@Walter...in Canfield, I have seen plenty of coaches screw up a kid's game. Far more coaches than parents. Yes, a coach must be afforded a certain amount of leeway to make decisions for the benefit of the entire team. But when a coach discriminates against a player because of dislike for that player's parent or discriminates against a player because of a disability, or decides to bully/harass/belittle a player....That coach cannot be given carte blanche for their behavior. Gotta love someone who will punish a kid because of a parent's behavior! Someone like that does not deserve to be a coach!
January 16, 2012 at 2:25 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield replaces girls softball coach
The Canfield district will never admit any wrongdoing publically....that is why they keep insisting that the parents are wrong and the coach has been unfairly maligned. And yes....there is a large amount of self-protection among the Administration and the Board going on here....the former coach is the sister of the District Treasurer and the former sister-in-law of the current Board President. To make a lawsuit go away, the Administration and AD have supplied 1600 pages of token, worthless docs. The real complaints, the real issues, the real problems were never really addressed and no records really exist because Mr. Zambrini strives to maintain the appearance that all is fine and good in the Canfield schools. If you don't document it...it did not happen. It cannot be made public. It does not have to be reported. No one needs to know about it and no one will ever know how the issue was resolved. This is the way Canfield has operated since Mr. Zambrini assumed leadership of this district. Does not matter if it is a parent complaining about a teacher's classroom conduct, a discipline issue within the schools, or a violation of a student's civil or educational rights. If you don't document it, it did not happen. That is why the same nonsense continues, year after year after year. The same coaches and teachers become notorius...everyone knows about it, but no one can do anything to change it because of the Administration and Board. And if it is documented, you are not allowed to see it because of school Privacy laws. More crap has gone unaddressed in this District under the guise of privacy or ommission.
Renee Gessner never stood a chance on the school board. She never had anyone to back her up in her decisions. Let's hope the new school board members can swing the Board votes towards decisions that reflect the best interests of the students and towards good common sense.
January 16, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield parent files lawsuit against school board
@Canfieldpride
Don't have a dog in the fight over the coaching issue. Don't much care, except for the fact that the BOE did not provide records that it is required to provide by law.
Many U.S. Citizens are unhappy with the leadership and administration of this country. Should we leave because it is not utopia? True..Canfield is clean. Canfield is safe. Canfield is convenient. I am not leaving Canfield, even though I am very dissatisfied with the schools. I am not alone, obviously. I will stay and continue to fight to make things better, with or without your cooperation. Parents, teachers, and administrators need to work together to solve the issues in Canfield. A token effort by the administration to encourage parental involvement will not accomplish anything. That has been going on for far too long in Canfield, and people are sick of it.
Trust me, it would have been much easier and cheaper to vote for the levy after pay to participate fees were instituted and busing was cut. I continue to vote "no" to a levy on principle.
Parents appreciate teachers who are creative, professional, and dedicated to their jobs. There are many of those in Canfield. Parents do not appreciate entitlement, laziness, arrogance, and a total disregard for parental input. Despite three levy failures, the teachers in Canfield are still very, very well-compensated for their education, experience, creativity and classroom dedication. Probably better than most districts in this county. The administration still also managed to collect their bonuses. Again...the only people suffering from levy failure seem to be the students and their parents.
As for the real facts of the need for a levy...the District administration and BOE have failed to engage in effective two-way communication with parents. If parents had faith, trust and confidence in the BOE and the Superintendent, the levy would have passed the first time.
November 11, 2011 at 6:27 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield parent files lawsuit against school board
@uptown girl...
You have no idea about what lengths parents have gone to in order to obtain BASIC EDUCATIONAL rights for their children in this school district. The District administration has little regard for laws, state or federal.You should have no doubts whatsoever about the resourcefulness of parents whom the District has attempted to grind into the ground because we have dared to stand up for our kids. Trust me, incidents like this one are not isolated and occur more frequently than they should in Canfield. Our district is not excellent...drugs, theft, weapons, bullying, bad coaches, bad teachers DO EXIST here.
If the levy passes, the kids in this district will see little to no benefit. Levy income will go straight to teacher salaries and benefits. Our kids will be forced to endure the use of outdated textbooks, outdated equipment, and school buildings that should be replaced. So spare me the lecture about the students...no one has their interests in mind except their parents!
November 8, 2011 at 4:15 p.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield parent files lawsuit against school board
People will vote "no" against the levy because this is their only way to communicate that a change in the administration and management of the Canfield School district is needed. You cannot communicate this need in any other way because it is ignored. Believe me, we have all tried on multiple occasions.
Again....this parent has a concern. The concern is one that has been shared by multitudes of other parents over the years. Especially if the teacher in question is the high school softball/volleyball coach, who coincidentally is related to a BOE member and the district treasurer. State titles have nothing to do with anything....if a teacher/coach is abusive to a student, it needs investigated. It cannot always be assumed that the student is at fault or the parent has unrealistic expectations. Typical bait and switch tactics employed by the BOE and Super and their supporters are so predictable....blame the kid and sweep the wrong doing under the rug.
November 2, 2011 at 11:04 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield Superintendent Dante Zambrini retires
Wolf06 and jkinnoho ...same person or very, very good buds
Academicmind....amen!
November 2, 2011 at 8:34 a.m. permalink suggest removal
Canfield parent files lawsuit against school board
The Superintendent did not know anything about this....yeah, right. How many times does this need to happen in Canfield before someone puts an end to it? Kudos to this parent and good luck! She is facing a public relations machine in the Central office of the Canfield school district that will do everything and anything to make whatever happened appear to be the fault of the parent and the child. This parent will now also be accused of contributing to the downfall of the district. The Central office does not want to release the public records because they will most likely indicate that there has been a pattern of misconduct by the teacher in question and that there have been numerous complaints that have gone ignored. This is no different from the teacher who was accused of throwing chemicals on a student in class last year. The superintendent claimed he knew nothing about that, either. Mr. Zambrini claimed that there had been no complaints about the teacher in the past. Not true....everyone in Canfield knew that it was not. There had been years of complaints against this teacher, who was given tenure in spite of all of the complaints. He made friends with some school board members. Never heard another thing about that issue or the investigation...Mr. Zambrini made that go away, too.
It's all about the appearance....vote no on November 8!
November 2, 2011 at 8:26 a.m. permalink suggest removal