Actually, my real reference was financing the show.
My property taxes keep going up, but the students are failing at a faster rate. Administration gets a healthy raise, but the teachers are still supplying goods for the classrooms.
In Seymour, all teachers and substitutes are targets for students. The slightest hint of anything they disapprove gets a call in into the office.
Personal experience tells me things are such.
If a student accuses any teacher or sub of anything, they may was well bring an attorney to the "hearing." I've been through two, When I was cleared again, I $#@!ing quit. A female student accused me of saying something inappropriate to her. The investigation revealed that she thought I made a comment about her clothing. She raised it to such a level by claiming it was "inappropriate" that it had admin's attention for four days. All of that time, I thought I should have had a lawyer present.
As it turned out, they determined that I had not said a word about anyone's clothing, anywhere, anytime.
$#@! working for them. I was grilled like I was in an old Chicago police interrogation room. No credit was given to me after it was all done. Just a return to your job. I did not. I walked off.
I don't have kids in the system, I should not support the public schools for two good reasons.