Comments on: Judge: School district wrongfully fired Katrina Scott-George

By: Small Town Kid

Small Town Kid — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:32:34 +0000

Pepe – Nextset may have delivered his message harshly, but do you really disagree with his conclusion?

Vanessa – I understand your viewpoint, but your writing, grammar, and spelling is not very good. I’m shocked to see writing this poor from a college student. You need to improve it or you will have problems getting more than an entry-level job.

People will judge you on the way you look, the way you ‘carry’ yourself, and on the way you express yourself – asking “who are you to judge me” is useless because people will do it anyway.

By: Inside Bay Area > The Education Report > Scott-George case not over yet

Inside Bay Area > The Education Report > Scott-George case not over yet — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:46:58 +0000

[...] week, I wrote about a judge’s ruling in favor of Katrina Scott-George, a senior manager who took the Oakland school district to court [...]

By: CallsUmAsISeesUm

CallsUmAsISeesUm — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 04:59:00 +0000

Who will pay for this? Oakland Unified School District gets sued by an act of the state appointed state administrator. Do the children of Oakland have to pay? The state should have to pay. I think they should be responsible for all of these lawsuits as they are in charge, not the Oakland community and, most importantly, not the children of Oakland.

By: Jumoke Hinton Hodge

Jumoke Hinton Hodge — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:52:02 +0000

Now the real Blessing would be if Katrina returned to the District! Probably not in the plan. I am so thrilled to know that ego can not rule us. I am so happy to know that Truth Tellers can rise above. Maybe leadership (everyone) will take note of this correction of injustice and begin to think before we act and move from a place that honors each of us – and yes even when we don’t agree!

Many of us have kept the EXPECTATION of SUCCESS Alive. Her legacy continues!
A Victory for Education.
Now Katrina, take on the Medical Industry!!!

By: Kevin Chu

Kevin Chu — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:30:55 +0000

Hooray for justice!
This case was a clear example of an unfit District Leader (Statham) demonstrating “irrational exuberance”. Likely driven by paranoia, she stretched beyond any professional norms, and took action which was so egregious that it must have made Judge Roesh’s ruling an easy one. The sadness of it all is that ultimately the children (and hence our collective futures) suffer as a result.

By: Jayeesha

Jayeesha — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:34:22 +0000

Katrina is one of the most amazing women I have EVER had the pleasure to work with. She inspires me like very few ever have, that email she sent to a group of us literally made me cry.

I don’t know what this ruling means, but it gives me a little hope that there is still some justice in our community. And to reiterate the record, Katrina clearly stated her lack of interest in the state administrator’s job to many of us. She, unlike many others in educational administration and leadership, truly has the best interest of our YOUTH in mind, not at all a personal quest for power.

By: Turner Dodge

Turner Dodge — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:32:13 +0000

Good for her!
If only the same would happen to Javetta too. Maybe it’s time to get rid of power-hungry Kim Statham. Her power trips are excessive. She keeps on firing good executives.

Oakland deserves better. OUSD needs someone who can work with others, even those with differing opinions. Evedently, she can’t.

Kim Statham is clueless in California! Maybe she should go back to the East Coast. In the Bay Area, we work together to get things done.