Facebook page of a high school principal

[Xipe Totec]

This is the school:

http://www.winnisquam.k12.nh.us/schools.html

This is the principal:

http://www.facebook.com/people/Ronna-Faith-Gazaway-Cadarette/530611073

And this is on the facebook page of this Winnisquam Regional High School principal:

DEAR LORD, THIS YEAR YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTOR, PATRICK SWAYZIE. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE ACTRESS, FARAH FAWCETT. YOU TOOK MY FAVORITE SINGER, MICHAEL JACKSON. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, MY FAVORITE PRESIDENT IS BARACK OBAMA. AMEN

[BrklynLiberal]

1. That is beyond disgusting!! I hope there are enough outraged parents & students to get rid of

that idiot!!!

[babylonsister]

3. FB has no problem with it....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x277092

Million-Fan Anti-Obama Page Doesn't Break Facebook Rules

[leftofcool]

10. No but I bet the superintendent will and I just emailed her

[BrklynLiberal]

41. ...

:yourock: :thumbsup:

[goclark]

52. Fantastic! Keep us posted

[marshall]

71. Is it a personal page or a professional page?

My university makes a clear distinction. We have pages for our departments that are to steer clear of politics and personal matters. Our own personal pages can have whatever we want withink Facebook limits.

[Xipe Totec]

74. It is the personal page of a High School Principal

she is already embroiled in controversy because some of her professional decisions within the school may have been politically motivated.

Her facebook page undermines her contention that she is politically unbiased.

The district superintendent continues to take her at her word, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.

[YOY]

2. Classy!

Shame as she is kind of MILFy.

[Xipe Totec]

45. I prefer steak to beef jerky nt

[YOY]

64. And she is very jerky.

n.t.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. OMG! K&R... Words fail me...

What is wrong with people?! :shrug:

[Xipe Totec]

46. I wonder how many other clueless repubes are flapping their asses in the breeze on Facebook

Totally oblivious to the fact that they just exposed themselves in public.

[Rhiannon12866]

61. Somehow, I don't think they have a clue.

And Sarah Palin does it all the time, so it must be just fine... :eyes:

[leftofcool]

5. Send a note to the school board with that link

Let's see if the board does anything about this.

[sakabatou]

25. +1

Or the superintendant (if the super has such power).

[leftofcool]

29. I sent mine to the super

In most districts, the school board would have to do the firing, after legal processes of course, but the super can make it really difficult for any principal.

[Xipe Totec]

44. See post #43

It's not clear where the Superintendent will stand on the issue...

[Ian David]

6. Good catch. This will be viral on Twitter very soon. n/t

[Xipe Totec]

14. All the help you can give to get this disseminated is appreciated

:hi:

[Ian David]

7. Here's a screenshot in case she tries to scrub it.

[Xipe Totec]

9. Thanks!

Good to get a record of it before she scrubs it.

[leftofcool]

11. And here is the email address for her boss

[e-mail]

[Ian David]

12. Tell her to return the federal stimulus money her school got for this project...

Energy project first of its kind in the state
Tilton:
By VICTORIA GUAY
[e-mail]
Saturday, April 3, 2010

Representatives of state government, along with local school district officials and more than a dozen members of the public attended a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for a biomass plant that will heat the middle and high schools in the Winnisquam Regional School District.

Before introducing Friday's guest speakers, Cheryl Somma, business administrator for the school district, reminded everyone of how the project began, which was through a 2008 energy audit of by Honeywell, the thermostat and heating systems company based in Morris Township, N.J.

<snip>

The project, which also includes the building of a classroom, also will serve as the foundation for a green energy curriculum in the district which will feature prominently in the high school's vocational-agricultural program.

<snip>

The project has been funded through a Qualified School Construction Bond award from the state Department of Education of $3.55 million, which came from federal economic stimulus money.

More:
http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100403/GJNEWS02/704039881/-1/CITNEWS

You're WELCOME, you ungrateful asshole.

[DesertFlower]

8. you can join this group on facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=121236781223275

[Xipe Totec]

13. Better yet, notify the School Superintendent

This is intolerable behavior coming from an alleged educator.

[leftofcool]

16. I just did that with a polite note and the link!

[Xipe Totec]

37. Excellent!

Keep the buzz going

[Cha]

18. Exactly.

[SoxFan]

54. Just did!

When I went to invite my FB friends to join the group, I was heartened to see that several friends who are staunch Republicans had already signed up. It's good to be reminded that not everyone with an R after their name is a Glenn Beck/Sarah Palin creep.

[Pendrench]

15. I actually "un-friended" everyone who joined this group.

I don't mind if people have opposing political views - but this was/is unacceptable to me.

Tim

[OKNancy]

21. I did too and made a big announcement about it

I got some ribbing from my east coast friends. One said, "who do YOU know that would think that was funny?"

[DesertRat]

30. Me too and I joined this group in response:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/StopPromotingHATE

[Quantess]

31. Joining that group shows poor judgment and a lack of class.

I don't mind opposing political viewpoints, either, as long as they aren't obnoxious about it. Which this is.

I bet these were the same people who whined "Bush is our President and we have to respect him!"

[kas125]

60. Some people join groups so they can post on the page

or join the discussions. Not everyone who joins a group does so because they agree with it's purpose. I used to be shocked when my friends joined groups that were almost as bad, but I've learned that they just like to argue with idiots.

[sunnybrook]

63. Yes I have a friend who is a lawyer

She represents victims of domestic violence. But anyway, she sent out a message to fb friends that she only joined the group to add her opinion. Everyone knew she would never join a group like that.

I've lost friends over this. I couldn't believe this girl I used to work with joined this. She responded to me that she saw it and thought it was a funny joke. I posted on her wall "Right,because assassination is SO funny." She removed my post immediately. Like Dr. King said, some of our brothers and sisters are SICK!

[kas125]

68. Me, too, actually. I made a comment to my niece who lives

a thousand miles away and I rarely see when she joined the group. She was not at all pleased. And after about ten people from my high school class group joined it, I decided that I'd had enough of those people and I left their group. None of my real friends were there anyway, so it was no big loss. I don't have time in my life for hateful people, especially those who claim to be such wonderful Christians, ya know?

[Cha]

17. I saw that before but I didn't know she was in the position

of a high school principal..

Wonder what some of the kids and parents think of that who actually don't think she's as cutesy and clever as she thinks she is?

[Xipe Totec]

48. I wonder if parents realize what kind of principal is running their school

into the ground.

[high density]

19. He's going to have two terms and then live a long time you mofos

Deal with it.

[FightingIrish]

20. Looks like her page is gone.

Now it's time for her to go.

[leftofcool]

22. It's still there. it might be in my cache though

[Ian David]

23. Page is gone, but we still have the screenshot here in this thread...

And Secret Service dude doesn't look amused...

[Drunken Irishman]

27. I think it's still there. I got it to load...but then it wouldn't load. FB is being buggy today.

[Xipe Totec]

40. I think it's gone too

Good thing somebody had the presence of mind to capture screen shots!

[brendan120678]

24. I've mentioned this before...it's an ugly prayer...

and people on both sides have been using it about various people:

New Jersey Teachers Union asked for the same about Christie.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=8188422&mesg_id=8188525

Anti-Tennessee Vols fans said the same thing about Kiffin (Coaches USC now)
http://blogs.knoxnews.com/silence/archives/2010/01/ouch_380.shtml?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoSilenceHere+%28No+Silence+Here%29

Here it is for Mahmoud Ahmrdinejad
http://www.iranian.com/main/blog/souri/xmas-prayer-santa

Nancy Pelosi
http://st-bob.com/showthread.php?t=611

[Teaser]

26. Patrick Swayze was her favorite actor?

fail.

[leftofcool]

28. Wot? You didn't like "Roadhouse"

[Ian David]

38. Nobody puts Vida in the corner.

[FightingIrish]

32. That's exceedingly dumb for any educator.

For a high school principal it is inexcusable. Sadly there are people like her who would be astonished to find that most people don't share her vile sense of humor. She should be fired.

It looks like she's already in some hot water.

http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/winnisquam-students-organize-flash-protest-0

[Xipe Totec]

35. Great find!

Thanks!

:hi:

[Ian David]

39. That's an unrelated issue. However...

it's worth firing-off an email to the reporter that covered it.

Done! http://www.concordmonitor.com/users/matthew-spolar?nocache=1


Should also contact:



The Union Leader
http://www.unionleader.com/contactus/

The Nashua Telegraph
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/contact/

Concord Monitor and New Hampshire Patriot

http://www.concordmonitor.com/page/contact-us

[Xipe Totec]

43. This one, however, is not unrelated:

Seven months after President Obama delivered a televised back-to- school address, the State Board of Education told an English teacher at Winnisquam Regional High School that the district did not violate his academic freedom and due process rights by barring him from showing the speech live to his students.

Neal Byles, who teaches English language and composition, journalism and media analysis, cited speeches by past presidents that were shown or delivered at the school in arguing that he should have been allowed to show the live speech.

He also argued that he was wrongfully denied a hearing with the local school board to appeal the superintendent's decision not to show it.

Obama's Sept. 8 address encouraged students to study hard and dream big. Beforehand, conservative leaders had worried about the speech potentially indoctrinating students.

"I think we can all agree that it was something of a sleeper, as the content of the speech was pretty bland," said John Teague, the district's attorney.

Before the speech, Superintendent Tammy Davis said she received 15 to 20 calls from parents concerned about their children viewing it. State Education Commissioner Virginia Barry sent out an e-mail to superintendents advising them to use their own discretion in deciding whether to show the address...


http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/concord-monitor/mi_8038/is_20100415/state-foul-barring-obama/ai_n53232974

[Ian David]

47. Ah-hah! Very good catch! n/t

[Ian David]

49. In order to get anywhere, the thing with the principal will have to bypass the local school board..

... and go right to the state level.

It's pretty obvious who the local school board's sympathies are with.

They're against us and with the terrorists.

[Xipe Totec]

50. You are absolutely right

This is why the story needs to go viral; to get out of the petty local political circle.

This needs state and federal attention.

[Ian David]

51. Well, it's starting to trickle through Twitter now. n/t

[Cha]

55. Exactly right..how do people get so

screwed up?

[lasttrip]

33. call/email the superintendent-

Administration
Superintendent's Office, SAU 59433 West Main Street
Tilton, NH 03276
Phone: [phone]
Fax [phone]

mailto:[e-mail]
Tammy Davis, PhD, Superintendent of Schools

[FightingIrish]

36. Thanks. I sent this

"I’m sure you are receiving many comments from people outraged by the public conduct of your high school principal, Ronna Cadarette. I have no problem that she does not agree with the policies of the President but her ill advised use of gutter humor on a social network to express that disagreement displays extremely poor judgment. If we cannot count on our educators to help heal a divide that is crippling this country, we don’t have a very bright future to offer the children entrusted to them. I would hate to be a teacher or a student in a school led by someone with such contempt for our democracy and such an embarrassing lack of common sense."

[Cha]

56. Excellent letter, FightingIrish!

Thank you!

[murray hill farm]

34. I am on facebook..basically to

keep up with family who live a great distance away and I have made contact via FB with friends from high school, which is great since we all graduated in 1959. Then....this piece of crap appeared. Every time I see it, it makes me feel sick..just sick. It has been posted by family, and a few of the old HS "friends". At first I would message them saying things like "do you really want to be someone who prays for another persons death?" "To pray for the death of our president?" "Our president was elected by our democratic system." "No, this is not a joke. It is not a joke to wish for our president to die..or to even jokingly pray for anyone's death." "Is human life a joke?" "Is our democracy a joke?" And etc. No one has ever responded. It really is horrid! What it does do though, is show clearly the ugly side of the person who posted it...and as much as I would like to put it behind me for each person who posted it, I know I will never be able to do that. Sad! They have shown a part of who they are that can never be taken back...and a part that I sure never wanted to see.

[proud2BlibKansan]

42. The NEA in NJ got in trouble for sending this email to its members

They changed the last line to say their favorite governor was the NJ governor, who is cutting school funding.

What goes around comes around and this principal should be in trouble as well.

[depakid]

53. Facebook and myspace are greatest inventions for outing the stupid since the printing press

[JanMichael]

57. Agreed. They used to slip by unnoticed.

Now they let the whole world know how shitty they are with profiles and posts.

While I'm not on any social networking sites, I hate them, I do appreciate their help outing the troglodytes.

[depakid]

58. There are companies out there now that scour facebook and myspace

for employers (or prospective employers) too.

At first, I thought that was reprehensible; after thinking about it, I changed my mind.

[Hekate]

59. Page Not Found. Hmmm."Dear Lord, that was my favorite page"

:evilgrin:

[SeattleGirl]

62. My ex's girlfriend sent that to my daughter.

Told us both all we needed to know about her.

[Cha]

66. Really. I thought at first you meant..

My ex-girlfriend sent that to my daughter(as in ..she's not my friend Anymore!)

[Xipe Totec]

67. She's a very smart cookie

I'm sorry for your loss.

[Xipe Totec]

65. Kick for the weekend croud nt

[Ken Burch]

69. I think the page has now been removed.

n/t.

[Xipe Totec]

72. See post #70 for the reason why nt

[haroldspanner]

70. This is a response?

http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/principal-anti-obama-facebook-group-joke

Shouldn't that have read, "Educator asks for President's death; thinks its a joke."

I'll fight for anyone's First Amendment right, but a school administration that condones and teaches hate?

1) This administration's first response is to pass it off? Shouldn't that first response have been, "We take every situation that involves your children with the utmost of concern and will certainly be looking deeper into this."

2) Do you really want a principal and an administration that thinks its okay to express her political concerns through asking for the death of a man? Would she and her administration like to explain to a man's children why its funny and not offensive that she's asked God to kill their father?

3) Where is oversight in our local education system? Where are the check and balances? What kind of old-boy network is going on in this place that they protect supporters of hate and point fingers at people who question such a system?

4) Where are the parents? What is their opinion? Is this the kind of attitudes the local tax-payers want in charge of teaching their children? I half wish I lived in their district, and then again I feel lucky I don't.

5) Why is this journalist being led around by the nose instead of asking these kinds of questions? Isn't it the press's responsibility to hold our public institutions accountable? "Hi, administration? Do you think its okay for one of your educators to ask for the death of another person publicly? Its just a joke? Oh, okay, thanks for your time."

6) The most telling bit in all of this is that as far as we can tell from the article, there is zero remorse on the part of this person. She really thinks asking for someone to die is just a joke. I have no love for Gordon Brown, but look at how he handled calling someone a bigot. Now look at the principal's reaction again. Speaks volumes.

[cbayer]

73. Welcome to DU, haroldspanner!

:hi:

[Xipe Totec]

75. Welcom to DU!

Thanks for that valuable link!

[Xipe Totec]

76. Now posted on LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4363911