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Are we really on Day 6 already Prez Patton? It goes by so quick! My day was good, thanks for asking! I got to write more about one of your best buds, Dr.B! Always a pleasure. Lots of folks are wondering what your endgame might be. I have a few ideas… I heard your charter… Read more
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Delaware Liberal broke the news last night. The educators that represent the Red Clay Education Association (RCEA) have sent a statement to the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) to withdraw their support for Gubernatorial candidate Bethany-Hall Long (BHL) due to rampant campaign finance issues. RED CLAY EDUCATIONASSOCIATION, INC.4135 Ogletown Stanton Road, Suite 100,Newark, Delaware 19713-4180Phone:… Read more
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Exceptional Delaware has obtained key documents pertaining to the matters concerning the Tarbiyah School and Tri-State Health Consulting. These documents illuminate the continued cover-up and potential fraud conducted by Dr. Naveed Baqir and Dr. Amna Latif in their attempts to obtain federal funding through pass-through programs in the Christina School District. In 2020, former Christina… Read more
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Hey Donald. Day five. Hoping you are having a great day. Just wanted to let you know your house of cards has some very weak points. It’s going to come down. But you are too blind to see it. You’re drunk with power but the hangover is going to be a bitch. How many times… Read more
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In the annals of Delaware education wars, none has come close to the animosity Christina Board President Donald Pattons bears toward Superintendent Dr. Dan Shelton. When did this beef begin? Is it legitimate? Dear readers, we have to go back over ten years ago. In a school called Kirk Middle School, a new Principal was… Read more
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Robert Andrzejewski, the newly hired Interim Superintendent at the Christina School District spent his first day on the job making massive changes between district office and Principal position. The biggest is Dr. Deidre Joyner. The Deputy Superintendent has pretty much been demoted in title to Acting Principal of the Maurice Pritchett Academy which replaces Bancroft… Read more
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In an article that came out on Delaware Live this morning, Donald Patton said he is okay with just leaving the Dan Shelton suspension on pause for as long as it takes. The article wrote about the Thomas Neuberger cease and desist letter to the Christina Board of Education. It spotlighted Donald Patton, YF Lou,… Read more
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Hey big Don. The Doninator. I know you woke up on New Years Day on a mission this year. I’m guessing you got this off your Insta or Facebook page. I get it man, I really do. I wanted to lose weight this year. But I didn’t stop anyone from being able to speak during… Read more
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The final seven minutes of the Christina Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, August 13th, was one of chaos and sheer madness. Luckily, WDEL was able to capture the audio of this portion of the meeting even though Christina School District took that portion off their board audio/video. I’m not sure why it was removed… Read more
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Editor’s Note: This is a system wide mess-up on Delaware Online Checkbook. Every single transaction on there has been duplicated. Hate to be the person in charge of that! I just sent a message to Cerron Cade, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the state of Delaware. Someone gave me a… Read more
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It has been one hell of a week for the Christina Board of Education. First, they have the most chaotic board meeting in recorded history. Then the Board President is told by their own attorney how the board violated First Amendment rights. Then the district Superintendent hires counsel, and that attorney sends the board a… Read more
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Okay Donster, I know you got a lot on your mind. Cease and desist letters, disarray, what to do about Naveed, etc. But do you have any room in that big old grumpy heart for my public apology? I’ve been really down since my 1st Amendment rights were stripped from me. They are empty, like… Read more
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After the last Christina board meeting, many articles came out about the sheer chaos of the meeting. What none of them talked about was the public comment from Delaware State Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton gave that specifically named a board member and allegations of sexual abuse against children and corporeal punishment against children of color. My… Read more
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Currently on administrative leave Christina Superintendent Dan Shelton has hired Delaware attorney Thomas Neuberger to represent them. The first salvo- a cease and desist letter to the Christina School District personally naming Donald Patton, Dr. Naveed Baqir, YF Lou and Alethea Smith-Tucker. Neuberger reminded the district of another situation in Sussex County when he won… Read more
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This morning, the Delaware Department of Education released the FY2024 Smarter Balanced Assessment results. The scores suck, but the test sucks. Folks without knowledge of how much the test sucks will say the schools suck. And the teachers suck. And the school district sucks. But what sucks is the not-so Smarter Balanced Assessment which really… Read more
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Last night I found out Christina Board President Donald Patton violated my constitutional First Amendment rights of freedom of speech by denying my public comment at the Christina Board of Education meeting on August 13th. I demanded a public apology from him but I have not received it as of yet. I am hereby inviting… Read more
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In this year of numerous FOIA violations against the Christina School District Board of Education, a new one enters the fray. This opinion, released on August 9th, concerns board votes that could not be seen by the public. This was never an issue in the past when they were with the Delaware School Boards Association.… Read more
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Christina School District attorney James McMackin wrote a letter to the Christina Board of Education today highlighting numerous violations of The First Amendment of the United States of America. This would include not letting myself give public comment and attempting to censor a State Representative’s public comment (Paul Baumbach). He also informed the board that… Read more
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