West Salem principal on administrative leave again : La Crosse Tribune

Im Still Jackson wrote on Dec 8, 2008 12:09 PM:

" Hey if the shoe fits then what can I say but wear it!.
Most people with common sense would realize that when I said:
Ya'all are a bunch of vindictive big headed IDIOTS that create most of your own problems in your drama club lives and its very sad what your teaching your children in West Salem.
They would realize that I was talking to the select few I mentioned in my previous post
:"of the repeated atempts by a select few to destroy him" There are a lot of good people in West Salem, citizens and professionals alike, this aint kindergarten they know who's who and whats what.If my post hurt someone well thats the truth deal with it! "

heavysweater wrote on Dec 8, 2008 9:15 AM:

" no need to call us all idiots, jackson. it makes you look worse. "

Im Still Jackson wrote on Dec 8, 2008 5:44 AM:

" TO:HEAR THIS,
Take your damage control to someone else for someone who you seem to think knows nothing about what is actually going on,then how come Ive been right about everything from the 1st day this story broke?? Weve butted heads in the past as you attacked me to inform me that my lawsuit theory would be immediately dismissed and he would never be able to sue the district and Mr Smalley would never get his job back. Well He did didnt he on both issues and WON!.Ya;all are a bunch of vindictive big headed IDIOTS that create most of your own problems in your drama club lives and its very sad what your teaching your children in West Salem. "

heavysweater wrote on Dec 7, 2008 7:20 PM:

" Jackson,
I have read and reread every article and none of them give any specific details of what smalley did or did not do. Neglect of duty could be a lot of things, but what is Burns really accusing him of doing? We still don't know. "

hear this wrote on Dec 7, 2008 4:57 PM:

" Hey Jackson, first of all, I, like JessJames, do know what this is all about. The innuendo is all in your head and the heads of others who have speculated. It has nothing to do with any inappropriate relationship between Smalley and the female employee also on administrative leave. Also, your slam against "a bunch of teachers" is a slap in the face to them. This issue has nothing to do with any teacher. They deserve an apology from you! You know nothing of what goes on in the elementary school. Your attempt to present yourself as some sort of "expert" is amusing to those of us who actually know what is going on. "

Im Still Jackson wrote on Dec 7, 2008 3:34 PM:

" HEAVYSWEATER
In a real newspaper forum the previous headlines from past stories on a certain issue are listed at the bottom of the page as hyperlinks to the archieves but here at the tribune you have to go into the morgue of past news and search yourself and some stories are so dead and burried they completely disapear forever ....Search for SMALLY "

Im Still Jackson wrote on Dec 7, 2008 3:28 PM:

" Im gonna say this and GOD forbid it would happen but Imagine Mr Smalley finally snapping from the pressure of the repeated atempts by a select few to destroy him and he walks into school ARMED to KILL!Remember he was fired the first time for domestic violence. People need to think about what they do to people and how far they push a person because the mind has a limit then the emotions take over usually after DEPRESSION sets in and things can get unexplainably ugly. I suggest maybe backing off before tradgedy strikes like when the guy in Onalaske shot up a church and killed a priest. Im just saying is all that sometimes society is as much to blame as the finger on the trigger! "

heavysweater wrote on Dec 7, 2008 3:22 PM:

" I have yet to read or hear any specifics about what happened the first time he was put on leave. Are there records of his performance reviews that can show a pattern of problems? Probably not. Without that I don't see how the district has any case against him. Seems more like harassment. Good luck WS schools on the coming lawsuit. "

madmom wrote on Dec 7, 2008 12:19 PM:

" Lefse thinks that it's no big deal that Smalley is "neglecting his duties". He makes the big bucks; he sure as heck shouldn't be "neglecting his duties". I don't remember any other principal in our district that has caused this much trouble. Obviously his thinking and morals are not with our districts best interest. Move on, Smalley!! We've spent enough time and money on you. I wouldn't trust you as far as I could throw you!!!!! I rest my case!! "

lefse wrote on Dec 7, 2008 8:46 AM:

" Mr. Smalley's reputation has been ruined. Why isn't this being handled differently. West Salem obviously doesn't support their staff.

If you have a principal neglecting his duty (as long as no kids are in danger) maybe it would be cheaper and more Christian to send him to administration classes or give him more"training".

I've heard of "coaches" or teachers who have "dated" their students, and no one said boo!! Now that is the kind of thing administrators should be worrying about. I bet some of those teachers are still teaching in the coulee region. "

jessjames wrote on Dec 7, 2008 6:53 AM:

" To seabiscuit
How obvious it is that your opinion of Mr. Smalley was already made up before this ever hit the news. It's sad that you find it so hard to forgive and move forward. Mr. Smalley is being found guilty before people even know what it's all about. I do know what it's about and will tell you that this has turned into nothing less than a witch hunt. No, it's not an affair with the other female employee who is also on administrative leave. She is a respected and competent employee. This situation will get straightened out but will leave Mr. Smalley with another hurdle in trying to move forward. Come on people, isn't West Salem better than this? I don't blame Mr. Smalley if he sues the district for all they have!!!! "

Im Still Jackson wrote on Dec 7, 2008 3:31 AM:

" WOOOOOOAAAAAAAA everyone the man might be innocent and this is retaliation to get him out anyway they can BUT at this point hes not charged with or even clearly accused of anything except an empty innuendo.
As we learned the last time around you cant believe everything you read here. Im gonna wait and see. "

Myturn wrote on Dec 6, 2008 8:32 PM:

" Gee! I wonder who is going to represent him? "

madmom wrote on Dec 6, 2008 6:47 PM:

" This is totally ridiculous!! Here he goes again. Get rid of the b.....d! W.S. Board and Super, don't make the same mistakes you made the first time. Our kids deserve so much better. "

nick wrote on Dec 6, 2008 6:37 PM:

" Now what? If you want to get rid of someone, just do it. "

heavysweater wrote on Dec 6, 2008 4:19 PM:

" "neglect of duty and dishonesty surrounding his job performance" got him out of the district the last time. but did anybody ever really find out what he did? i'm not talking speculation. i'm talking facts. if this blows up in burns' face again, then she should be fired. probably should have been fired after screwing up the first time. "

fatauggie wrote on Dec 6, 2008 4:02 PM:

" and the name of the female employee is..., ? Why isn't her name splashed all over in the article? Another great job of getting the whole story by our sterling cub reporter or reporter-ette. "

free_speech wrote on Dec 6, 2008 2:15 PM:

" If you can get a hummer in the Whitehouse why not at school?

At least he is getting some extra paid time off during the holidays! "

happymom wrote on Dec 6, 2008 1:31 PM:

" I sure wish someone who knew the details of what's going on here would speak up. I think the community has a right to know exactly what the grounds were for the current administrative leave... I have a feeling this is going to blow up soon enough, and all the gut-rot detail will be exposed anyway, but there sure is a lot if innuendo and hush-hush going on. "

seabiscuit wrote on Dec 6, 2008 11:53 AM:

" The article states that the WS superintendent cannot comment on the details of the case but, yes, we can probably guess what is going on here based on the past actions and news articles of John Smalley.

It is clear that he is not qualified to be the head of an elementary school. If you cannot abide by rules, respect others, and tell the truth, you have no right to expect children to do the same. Role models do not tell lies and do whatever they want because they feel it is owed to them.

John Smalley should not be allowed to hold a position of responsibilty, especially where children are concerned. "

Im still jackson wrote on Dec 6, 2008 10:45 AM:

" Ongoing lawsuit that is! No I dont know the man but I do know his Lawyer. West Salem Elementary is turning into peyton place in the news and if I lived there I would be very embarrased to say so.What kind of message is this sending to the kids BY A BUNCH OF TEACHERS?
Perhaps its time to clean house completely properly and legally! You as taxpayers cannot afford the lawsuits not to or the social impact and message this is sending to the children first as a domestic issue and now as a sexual inuendo as well. SAD SADDER and SADDEST. Wake up you idiots at West Salem Elementary the CHILDREN ARE WATCHING, LEARNING! "

Im still jackson wrote on Dec 6, 2008 10:37 AM:

" As ive said in the past if the board had a brain and there were issues then they should had avoided the knee jerk reaction the first time they suspended him by firing him immediately after the domestic incident at his home and waited till the summer break while building a defense for their decision. THIS is why he won his reinstatement and got his job back and now were suppose to believe the inuendo cliff hanging article above thats nothing more than just that and list no factual evidence. They have planted the seed before the truth!I smell retaliation by a bunch of idiots with a 3rd grade playground mentality that better have rock soild UNDISPUTABLE truth this time because anything less (even if they set him up to get rid of him which I suspect they did)Is gonna cost dearly in his lawsuit against the district "

Darwin wrote on Dec 6, 2008 10:34 AM:

" I've heard rumors about this one for a while.... and don't even have kids in the district. "

Slimey wrote on Dec 6, 2008 9:12 AM:

" Hey, Hey, Hoe, Hoe, Mr. Smalley's got to go........Everyone now... "

Paladin wrote on Dec 6, 2008 9:06 AM:

" Oh, come on...lighten up people! This is just a blog. It's spposed to be fun! My guess is they got caught doing it on the desk LOL! "

slinger1919 wrote on Dec 6, 2008 8:45 AM:

" I don't know the guy but I can assume by reading the story why they might have been placed on administrative leave. The truth is though it is an ASSUMPTION so WE will have to wait and see what he is accused of before passing judgement. Good to see others have a crystal ball and all ready know this. You can also use the crystal ball to help Obama with the economy and etc. and quit wasting your talents on trib blogs passing judgement. "

seabiscuit wrote on Dec 6, 2008 8:38 AM:

" The staff and students of WSE deserve better than this!

What a joke this has become-- the West Salem school district looks ridiculous because of this man. His name fits him perfectly. John Smalley is no role model-- he is thoughtless and selfish and needs to go.

PLEASE get rid of him for good this time. There are plenty of worthy candidates out there who want the job for the right reasons. "

common-cents wrote on Dec 6, 2008 8:25 AM:

" This guy is a joke. It's time to get some nuts and send him on his way. "

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