Comments on: DeKalb Schools Accreditation in Jeopardy? http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/08/09/dekalb-schools-accreditation-in-jeopardy/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: nelliebelle1197 http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/08/09/dekalb-schools-accreditation-in-jeopardy/#comment-50943 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:56:21 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-50943 I thought the vice chairwoman’s comment on nepotism was priceless.

]]> By: karass http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/08/09/dekalb-schools-accreditation-in-jeopardy/#comment-50926 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:48:07 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-50926 Does CSD really not have a nepotism policy? I find that hard to believe because most state and federal agencies do. Are we sure it isn’t buried in an ethics policy somewhere? The term nepotism may not always be used. Given that we are a small city, small school system, and a comparatively attractive place for educators to work, it’s natural that there will be husband-wife, parent-child, and other family relationships amongst CSD staff. So it seems especially important to have a clear policy, not to keep good staff out, but to maintain the confidence of staff and the community that no ethical breaches are occurring. Adhering and referring to a clear policy is often all that’s needed when there’s questions.

One caution: The nepotism policies I’ve seen seem limited to me. They only refer to direct reporting of a relative to another relative. It seems to me that one should go one step further and make sure that no one is supervising a relative of their own supervisor. That situation puts an employee in a very awkward position. They have to select, hire, supervise, rate, discipline, let go a relative of the person who supervises, rates, and disciplines them! Maybe a lawyer knows why most nepotism policies don’t cover anything but direct reporting of one relative to another.

]]> By: Steve http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/08/09/dekalb-schools-accreditation-in-jeopardy/#comment-50924 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:33:29 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-50924 Shades of Clayton County:
http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-teachers-want-board-588491.html

]]> By: Julie http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/08/09/dekalb-schools-accreditation-in-jeopardy/#comment-50773 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-50773 I know there are several areas of concern that SACS has raised with Dekalb Co. schools and that nepotism is one of them. I believe an issue of nepotism was raised during the last school board campaign, although I don’t recall the details. Does anyone know whether CSD has any nepotism policies in place to protect us from the apparent improprieties that have drawn the attention of SACS?

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