'Silent majority' raps union response to Madison's Glendale Elementary School report

Susan Troller:

Fallout continues from the investigation of a Madison elementary school principal, accused of workplace harassment of his staff.

I wrote about the original report following an investigation into complaints against Glendale Elementary Principal Mickey Buhl, which was released as part of an open records report filed by The Capital Times. I also wrote about staff members who were disappointed by the report, which exonerated Buhl, and their response through Madison Teachers Inc.

This week, teachers and a parent came forward, defending Buhl and reacting to MTI claims that Buhl had created a climate of fear at Glendale, located at 1201 Tompkins Drive.

Ben Ketterer, a Glendale teacher for fourth and fifth grade students, wrote that most of his colleagues were more than content with the workplace environment at the school. "There is a multitude of staff (a likely 80-90 percent) who view their working environment positively, or at the very least, not negatively," Ketterer wrote.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 15, 2011 2:51 PM
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