Something really sudden and sad happened at our school. Well, all disappointments at school occur this way. Suddenness is implicit in urban school system functioning. The janitor on my hall got transferred to another school because of intra-staff conflict. I can't beleive she didn't tell me before she left. I hate the fact that her cozy janitor closet, down my hall by the stairs and library, where my 7th block and I make a pit-stop every other day, is now occupied by a stranger. The new lady is fine. But she is no Ms. R.
Ms. R. had a florescent spirit. She was loving, very intuitive about the students (she knew their business, somehow), and truly part of the faculty on the English hall. We adored her and happily threw our 10 bucks in every Christmas for her gift.
I am shocked and dismayed that precious human souls get tossed around carelessly in organizations. The way urban schools are set up (the employment structure, the way large numbers of state employes are managed) enables coworkers with a bone to pick to use the bureaucratic apparatus as a tool for personal vengence. It's so effective for disgruntled higher-ups because it's such a clean-cut way to stick it to someone. No blood, no malice, no unfair play....or so it seems.
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