Coming soon on a TV or newspaper near you.

Old news. It's a dead horse. Leave it alone now, all of it.

Local TV crew in the scene with investigative reporter. Face it, sexual harassment is all over the news and a local coverup! High school girls! A big time school system. It ain't over fur real...

Bill Park, get off your high horse and stop pretending you care about sexual harassment. This is about football not your grossly exaggerated plea for saving girls at Lake Braddock. If it's such a horrible place why are your girls there? Save us taxpayers a dime and move on, get a life and stop trying to bring football justice to your stupid case.

Park may well be an ass, but he is right. Unlike you he will not quit the cause because some pussy is taking shots at him behind a computer. Your name isn't Dave is it? The fact is this will be on TV shortly so you need to brush up on your fake news propaganda. Dave picked the wrong guys to mess with....that noose is getting snug ain't it. As soon as we can find one to fit Fat Karl he will feel it as well. And if super fat Ernesto is around we are looking for the elephant noose to fit you. New Years will be great douche bags.

I love that you just admitted that Dave picked the wrong guys to mess with. For you just admitted that Park, Poythress and Kyle V Miller, Esquire are in cahoots to destroy Dave. You just admitted that this isn't about a bogus sexual harassment case...it's about winning your war against the Lake Braddock administration for having the audacity to bust football players for criminal activity and firing the football coach for covering it up.

Nice work dickheads! Busted.

Are you unaware that Dave faces 2 separate but related federal investigations? Obviously the Feds don't see it your way. Take Dave's dick out of you mouth for a minute and think.

It's all true.

I was over at the Arthur Treacher's by Fairfax Circle eating fish and chips and having a Fanta. I heard about this from a person at the yellow and green coloured booth just behind me.

It's all true.

You're so stupid. A Title IX investigation within the Department of Education isn't anything. When the Dept of Education sees that Bill Park is a lying sack of shit and he has no case I hope he pays. My daughter was on the team and it's not what Park says it is. He's lying.

LB student is right. I heard the same thing over at Arthur Treacher's the other night. People were talking about it while eating cole slaw and hush puppies.

I almost spit out my Fanta, but it's all true.

Word to the wise: The price of poker is going up considerably in the next couple of days.

And, no, F of S , your daughter was not on the team because all 12 families have been united since day one.

Stay tuned. Some folks might have to find private sector jobs soon.

Just stop it. Problem solved. All over. Cleaned house. Now chill. And leave that dead horse alone!

Investigation? Where's the link?

Bruin Dad 2 (aka Kyle V Miller, Esquire) you lie. All 12 families united - NOT. Park is pimping his own daughter for the headline. It's child abuse. Using his own daughter to make false claims so he can retalliate against the administration for busting his son in that car drunk? He is justifying his guilt for getting Poythress fired. Wow. Great dad. Great human being.

And Kyle Miller, you're just a pawn. A weak, small little man who lives in a shack off Rolling Road hiding behind a computer. A washed up lawyer with nothing to do except dream about being Poythress' amd Park's bitch. You just want to play with the big boys. But you are a disgusting excuse for a human being much like your "buddies".

So stop your lying and hit the weight room, Miller. You look like you're a 50 year old man trapped in a twelve year old body. Tough guy.

Didn’t Parks daughter move out of the house because of the abuse from her dad?
Why is FCPS indulging this man any longer? New head of HR Bryan Gibson should contact CPS on Park rather than allowing this to go on!
Maybe now that r Chace Ramey had neeen replaced by someone with a real criminal background, FCPS will support administrators and staff.
FCPS please stop throwing good people like Thomas and Atwater under the bus.

What’s the over/under on Dave’s “resignation” once the real story airs real soon?

Looks like the Bruin guy was right. Sorry for doubting you. Going to get ugly now. Merry Christmas kids.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-agency-launches-probe-of-fairfax-schools-handling-of-harassment-allegations/2017/12/22/52fd09ca-d6ee-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html

Looks like Desperado Dave and the new FCPS Superintendent run is coming to a end.
It was a short ride for the new ex Superintendent.

I am also hearing that they will clean house at Lake Braddock, all the administrators and the DSA will be gone.

I think its the right thing to do, get a fresh start with new people in the building.

Doc's gonna solve it. Read the HS football threat a holes.

The Feds don't take these cases on a whim.In fact, very few complaints ever reach this level, so there must be a pile of evidence.Superintendent better stop protecting the bad guys. And, where is the school board?

Good question, Fat Karl. Where is the School Board? They’ve known about this for more than a year. I wonder why the Post didn’t question any of them?

The big problem in this situation is the fact that kerns has been bribing children to take Thomas's side with snickers bars and his other favorite snacks. When students speak out against his intolerable tyranny he does things like kick them out of sporting events and he makes the lunch staff stop serving them food. Then when the press comes around Kerns plays cute gopher like he never did anything wrong and goes back to his life of obesity.

The Kerns problem and Fat Karl, please post your pictures so we can make fun of your appearance. You have to be kids, because no adults with a spec of values would make fun of somebody's physical appearance. Better yet, use your real names so your parents can be proud. If you are adults, it is just sad.

Concerned Parents
I really doubt all admin will be let go or moved.

I would hope they clean house, everyone is tried of hearing about the negative reports on the news about LB. Make a fresh start!

Agree with OP. Where is the School Board?

Hey Unreal,
Was Albert Fat? Is Karl Fat? I could my picture but will you post yours? For now, I also have a nickname...Hung...do you think I am Asian or gross. Don't read into innuendo you liberal douche. If Karl dropped about 300 nobody would say fat...and is he a good mental image for athletics

Fat Karl. Yeah, you are a kid. Name calling is what kids do. Name calling is a fall back when you have nothing. I didn't come on here to go back and forth with a kid. Nor will I try to get the last word in. Your response as well as any future responses prove my original post correct about you. Enjoy the holidays.

How much longer does the LBSS community have to put up with this embarrassment? How much longer do our kids have to grow up in this environment? Harassment, bullying, ass covering, retribution, incompetence, corruption, and a completely impotent school board. For God sakes, let’s drain the swamp.

How much longer? Wrote:
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> How much longer does the LBSS community have to
> put up with this embarrassment? How much longer do
> our kids have to grow up in this environment?
> Harassment, bullying, ass covering, retribution,
> incompetence, corruption, and a completely
> impotent school board. For God sakes, let’s
> drain the swamp.

He deserves it he's a sorry excuse for a human being and sucks at his job

Heard at a Christmas gathering last night that civil suits are likely. Dave’s employees and FCPS bureaucrats might want to think twice about posting their bullshit. It could make things more expensive. Think about it for a minute, Gatehouse/LBSS employees. Watch your mouths. Do it for Dave.

Is this about pussy?

Yes. Dave and Karl.

Parents knew. Parents did nothing. It came out about basketball. Dave investigated. Learned about Coach P as well. Then parents got involved. Mad parents but they didn’t say anything back when they first heard about the problems. Dave can’t act on whatbhe doesn’t know. Quit belly aching. The civil suit should be Dave against you!

Dave claims he knew nothing about it.....right....hahahah

You are correct, Dave learned that coach P knew that he knew about this and did nothing. So what did Dave do? He turned on coach P, didn't renew his coaching contract and tired to get him fired from his teaching position.

You can say that coach P did this or did that, but the bottom line is, he stood up for what was right. Dave did nothing and then made it worse, by trying to cover it up.

The pressure is now on Dave from the DOE, I can not imagine he will be at LB much longer

http://wjla.com/news/local/feds-probe-va-school-systems-handling-of-sexual-harassment-complaint-against-coach

Always seems like a lot of bad publicity coming out of one of Fairfax County Public School Systems, Lake Braddock Secondary School for the past year or so, when does it stop?

Sexual harassment by a coach, coaches and ADs fired, students getting harassed by teachers for religious heard wear and now a federal investigation as well as civil investigations.

Has the Principal lost all control at this school?
It seems he doesn't know anything that goes on at his school, is he there during the school day?

If any business was run like this, the person in charge would be held accountable and fired. Saying that the Principal isn't aware of these issues is ridiculous, he should know what is going on in his surroundings as well as be held accountable for his employees action.

This to me is a no brainer, the Principal needs to be held accountable and fired or placed somewhere else. The Lake Braddock community is tired of the school being drug thru the mud every few months.

Once the kids are back in school this will air on TV. For the Dave Thomas fans it doesn't look good. Realize newspapers and TV stations have lawyers on staff to make sure they don't get sued. The case against Thomas appears airtight. He just isn't the nice guy many of us thought he was.
I have seen the information and interviews. My opinion of Thomas has changed.

So I see more negative press for Lake Braddock Secondary School. I just don't understand why the school board has put up with this for past year and half.

Show some leadership, make some changes!!!
Dave Thomas has to go, there is no other way out of this.

He got rid of the AD and Football and tried to pin it on them. Now lets just get to the source of the matter, why not start at the top where the problem has always been? These issues will go away and the community and the school can start the healing process..

This is all old news. It’s all been handled and quite well, I might add. The Dept of Ed will find exactly what the new Supt did, that all is well and all was handled well too. Parents can be mad all they want. They knew and did nothing so how can they expect school admin to have done something? Check the time lines. You’ll see all was done exactly as it should have been. Now move on! The Muslim girl? Check out her story, nature, and habit and then you’ll see the truth. It’s done! Talking about Braddock is fun. Fine. But there’s nothing wrong there nor has there been. Even Coach P in football was fired appropriately because of his continual used of words like “retard” and “faggot.” Ones career just can’t be sustained now adays with that kind of behavior. Coach Doc has turned the program around, just ask the classroom teachers. Lake Braddock is headed back in the right direction now. Quit perpetuating the story as anything but that!

Coach Doc is a clown. You're right though the time line will clear things up. Dave will fall. LB football will never win 10 games again.Ask yourself why this never goes away.

My name is Emily Huss. I told the lies about Coach P. I post here all the time...usually in the football thread. I am the person who always raves about Doc. I didn't realize that the people I bad mouth know Cary and got my IP address. Yeah, I am not very smart. Want to see my enormous tramp stamp! Let it go Emily.

Why are we asking the classroom teachers if a football coach turned the football program around?

Are going to ask the football coach if the Chemistry/Biology department is running smooth?

BTW...The football program has been in great shape for the past 8-10 years, it didn't need turning around.

99.5 percent of the people at lake Braddock are not interested,dont care, or don't even know about any of this!
All of this continuous discussion is being done by a small group of people who were directly involved or close to those involved. These people are just talking to each other.I'm not saying this didn't happen, or the investigation is not happening; I'm saying that the people within the school have either moved on, or don't know much, or care much about what happened.

I am not sure where you are getting your information, but, this is simply not true. The whole Lake Braddock community is aware and are talking about this. How can they not be, when this or some other discretion comes up at Lake Braddock in the media every few weeks?

DOE was brought in because there is something there, otherwise, this would have been closed. The school board and principal have to be held accountable for the actions that this has caused.

Most likely the Principal will be reassigned to Gatehouse for the remainder of the year. I also suspect that the administration staff, will replaced with new people to allow this school to heal. It makes sense to clean house and start fresh

communityisfedup Wrote:
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> I am not sure where you are getting your
> information, but, this is simply not true. The
> whole Lake Braddock community is aware and are
> talking about this. How can they not be, when this
> or some other discretion comes up at Lake Braddock
> in the media every few weeks?
>
> DOE was brought in because there is something
> there, otherwise, this would have been closed. The
> school board and principal have to be held
> accountable for the actions that this has caused.
>
> Most likely the Principal will be reassigned to
> Gatehouse for the remainder of the year. I also
> suspect that the administration staff, will
> replaced with new people to allow this school to
> heal. It makes sense to clean house and start
> fresh


Just not true. DOE finds nothing. Waste of time. Staff is happy with Dave. Athletes were thugs in the building with no consequences before Coach Doc. That’s why you should ask the teachers, ass.

formerplayer2010 Wrote:
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> Why are we asking the classroom teachers if a
> football coach turned the football program
> around?
>
> Are going to ask the football coach if the
> Chemistry/Biology department is running smooth?
>
> BTW...The football program has been in great shape
> for the past 8-10 years, it didn't need turning
> around.

Ask a teacher because in the past, athletes could do no wrong. They were above the school rules and Coach P supported them. Coach P never had the standards Coach Doc has. Student athletes cross the classes and grades, ass. Don’t you know anything?

Emily the trainer Wrote:
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> My name is Emily Huss. I told the lies about Coach
> P. I post here all the time...usually in the
> football thread. I am the person who always raves
> about Doc. I didn't realize that the people I bad
> mouth know Cary and got my IP address. Yeah, I am
> not very smart. Want to see my enormous tramp
> stamp! Let it go Emily.


Shut up. Emily would never post here nor like that. Bunch of punks.

Why would the football coach be responsible for student athletes behavior in other classes? Shouldn't that teacher handle that?

Is the Chemistry or English teacher responsible when a athlete doesn't do well on the field? Are there consequences in class for that?

How could athletes be thugs in school?

Was Dave aware of this?
Does Dave claim he wasn't aware of this?
Or was this a 1 time thing?

The only standards Doc has, is being a average coach. Look at his past
This hurts the program and overall development of the players

Like him or not coach P did the right thing when the chips were down, no one else was willing to stand up for those BB girls

Well said!!

Them thugs sure did win. 7 wins and P was suicidal. Enjoy being average.

At the end of the day, the coach who called kids faggots will be rewarded with a six figure payout courtesy of Ramey and Brabrand
An abusive parent will be allowed to lie without retribution
A bigoted board member will spew garbage
A scared trainer will be bullied


And we’ll all ignore the well being of our students

Makes me think about teaching elsewhere—no support from gatehouse, low pay, and embarrassment

The coach never called anybody anything. He was telling us what faggot means. It is a bunch of sticks so we ran around calling each other faggot in fun. Coach joked a lot but he was never mean. Ms. Huss must have over reacted. She babied us and we let her as long as we got free Popsicles.Home from college and reading all this I see very little truth. How do you really know a parent lied? You are wrong about the coach. I was there

What standards does coach Doc have that coach P didn't have?
This dude has a losing record on the field, so he must be a nice guy

Coach P will always be a winner, he taught us life lessons through football.
If a few rules were fractured along the way, so be it.Yeah, he had our back and we had his.

Look at the players who went thru the program under P and are now thriving as adults: Doctors, Dentist, lawyers, firemen, police officers, teachers just to name a few.

He was old school, his methods may have been different, but you cant argue with the results on or off the field.

Cheers to the winningest football coach in LB history!!

The principal went to Emily looking for dirt. She was used and she should let that be known.Emily didn't mean to cause all this, Dave did. He is banking on Emily trusting him and being to weak to call Brabrand.

speaking4formerplayers Wrote:
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> What standards does coach Doc have that coach P
> didn't have?
> This dude has a losing record on the field, so he
> must be a nice guy
>
> Coach P will always be a winner, he taught us life
> lessons through football.
> If a few rules were fractured along the way, so be
> it.Yeah, he had our back and we had his.
>
> Look at the players who went thru the program
> under P and are now thriving as adults: Doctors,
> Dentist, lawyers, firemen, police officers,
> teachers just to name a few.
>
> He was old school, his methods may have been
> different, but you cant argue with the results on
> or off the field.
>
> Cheers to the winningest football coach in LB
> history!!

Very well said!!

playedforP Wrote:
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> speaking4formerplayers Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > What standards does coach Doc have that coach P
> > didn't have?
> > This dude has a losing record on the field, so
> he
> > must be a nice guy
> >
> > Coach P will always be a winner, he taught us
> life
> > lessons through football.
> > If a few rules were fractured along the way, so
> be
> > it.Yeah, he had our back and we had his.
> >
> > Look at the players who went thru the program
> > under P and are now thriving as adults:
> Doctors,
> > Dentist, lawyers, firemen, police officers,
> > teachers just to name a few.
> >
> > He was old school, his methods may have been
> > different, but you cant argue with the results
> on
> > or off the field.
> >
> > Cheers to the winningest football coach in LB
> > history!!
>
> Very well said!!


No doubt, very true

You people who are waking in your boots because of these fed investigations are so ignorant. ANYONE can file a complaint with these agencies. Filing a complaint and getting a decision go your way are two different things. You can file a complaint based on anything factual or not. The investigation is the important thing. The fact complaints were filed by Park who himself should be investigated by his own place of employment, means nothing but he needs to seek psychiatric help as he's a narcissistic, megalomaniac, attention seeking, soulless being.

Dumb Ass,
While anyone can file a complaint less than 1 percent make it to this stage. They only make it if there are significant factual reasons to move forward. Whoever filed the case had evidence!
I researched this man Park and his record is clean. Who would you trust a GMU bull pen catcher with a vested interest in survival or a USA grad with significant commands under his belt whose only motivation must be justice? It is okay to like Dave...trust but verify...in the meantime fellatio is unnecessary

Dude you’re dumber than dirt if you think that’s true. They only need to establish they have jurisdiction to review the complaint. You need to do more research man. Your info is off. So stick a dick In you’re mouth and shut up until you have some true and relevant facts Mr Park!

Sounds like Desperado Dave and his people are starting to panic. This Federal investigation is getting to them.

Better watch out Dave's people, you better believe he will throw you under the bus in a minute!!

Dave Thomas ..yo thought 2017 was rough? Wait until 2018. You're about to be humiliated on TV. Your lies exposed.

Just a couple days Dave!

Great!! So we can look for more negative press in the new about Lake Braddock.

When does it end? The LB community is sick and tired of all this negativity and hope this saga ends soon.

Why don't they just transfer the principal to Gatehouse while this investigation is going on? This way you leave the school and the students out of this.

"Know ye the truth and the truth will set you free" John 8:32

Lots has happened in the past at LBSS - now is simply the tipping point. Before Kerns there was Clark, before Clark was Martino and the root of the progressive rot is found there. MM condoned abusive coaches then which happened across the spectrum of sports - these coaches also need to be held accountable for their actions as coaches appear to being held now.

Thomas and Kerns are scapegoats for past sins by previous administrators.

So you are saying abusive coaches were tolerated at Lake Braddock in the past?

How long has this been going on?

Hasn't Dave Thomas been the Principal at Lake Braddock for the last 8-10 years or so?

Isn't the Principal ultimately responsible for these types of mishaps and providing a safe environment for all students?

If he didn't know about any of these so called "abusive coaches" then shame on him for not knowing what goes on at his school. Parents fill out a end of the year evaluation for coaches in every sport, nothing ever came up there?

Mr. Thomas needs to be held accountable and fired for allowing any of this to happen.Lake Braddock use to have a great reputation as one the top schools in the state of Virginia, now it is a punch line to a joke.

From: Bill & Monica Park [mailto:parkcrew5@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 6:54 AM
To: Evans, Sandy (School Board Member) ; McElveen, Ryan (School Board Member) ; Moon, Ilryong (School Board Member) ; McLaughlin, Megan (School Board Member) ; Strauss, Jane (School Board Member) ; Hynes, Patricia (School Board Member) ; Derenak Kaufax, Tamara (School Board Member) ; Corbett Sanders, Karen (School Board Member) ; Palchik, Dalia (School Board Member) ; Schultz, Elizabeth (School Board Member) ; Wilson, Thomas (School Board Member) ; Keys-Gamarra, Karen A
Cc: DelDAlbo@house.virginia.gov; Bulova, Sharon ; district39@senate.virginia.gov; Lockard, Steven ; Ramey, Chace ; Gibson, Bryan ; Arnold, Michele ; Foster, John ; Waterman, Laura ; Strayhorn, Debbie ; Kerns, Karl ; Hunter, Sandra ; Austin, Carla ; Mccormick, Catherine L. ; Garner, Brett ; Polino, Anne C. ; Hampton, Teri L ; DiBari, Antonio ; Hoppock, Eileen ; McNamara, Kristen A. ; Howard, Alka ; Bill & Monica Park ; Brent, Eric ; Superintendent Brabrand ; Thomas, Dave ; Atwater, Angela

Subject: Washington Post article: Education Department launches probe of Fairfax County school’s handling of harassment allegations

Good morning Honorable Fairfax County School Board Members.

I hope each of you and your families had an enjoyable holiday season and wish you a belated Happy New Year.

In case you missed it at the close of 2017, the Washington Post published a follow-up article confirming the ongoing DoE OCR federal investigation into sexual harassment at LBSS and the ensuing FCPS and SB cover-up.

The article can be found here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-agency-launches-probe-of-fairfax-schools-handling-of-harassment-allegations/2017/12/22/52fd09ca-d6ee-11e7-a986-d0a9770d9a3e_story.html?

Additionally, WJLA-7 picked up the story: http://wjla.com/news/local/feds-probe-va-school-systems-handling-of-sexual-harassment-complaint-against-coach

As a courtesy heads-up, you may want to tune into WUSA-9 for the 11pm news on Thursday night as FCPS and Lake Braddock will start off 2018 in fine fashion.

The story will run in excess of eight minutes -- after commercials, that covers approximately one-third of the evening newscast. That's an amazing amount of coverage for a story about "improper conduct" and a complaint that was "unfounded and without merit."

Have a nice day!

Regards, Bill Park

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Subject: Federal Investigation Opened - RE: LBSS Sexual Harassment & Ensuing FCPS Cover-up

Dear LBSS Booster Club Members:

Good afternoon.

In lieu of tonight's LBSS Booster Club meeting, I wanted to make sure you are all aware of the following:

Per letter dated November 2nd 2017, the United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights has announced that they have opened and will be conducting a formal investigation of the events that occurred at Lake Braddock regarding both the sexual harassment that occurred during the 2015-16 season on the LBSS girl's varsity basketball team and the subsequent sham investigations and cover-up by FCPS administrators and the Fairfax County School Board.

Presumably, this investigation will include LBSS Athletic Director Karl Kern's involvement in the retaliatory employment action taken against former LBSS football coach Jim Poythress and all of the actions taken by LBSS Principal Dave Thomas in response to the harassment that occurred.

Two additional/related items for you:

1. School Board Member Megan McLaughlin will be hosting a community round-table discussion at LBSS this WednesdayNovember 8th from 7:00 - 8:30 pm in the multi-purpose room (enter at Door #17 just to the right of the front entrance). The round-table discussion will focus on the upcoming budget projections, the new superintendent's goals, as well as any other issues or concerns you wish to discuss (i.e. the just announced federal investigation).

2. You can also ask Principal Thomas and/or Schoolboard member McLaughlin on when you can catch the next presentation of Principal Thomas' "Bulletproof" professional development seminar - which has been wildly popular among FCPS administrators and school board members, Virginia Department of Education officials, and Superintendents and executives of neighboring school districts. Please see below for a previous invitation that was sent out that explicitly details the topics that Principal Thomas will cover in his presentation.

P.S. In case you missed it back at the end of June, here is the Washington Post article that details what occurred that precipitated the federal investigation:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/at-lake-braddock-sexual-harassment-accusations-personnel-changes-and-lingering-resentment/2017/06/29/59a3d00e-5536-11e7-a204-ad706461fa4f_story.html?

Kyle Miller
5902 Sherborn Lane
Springfield, VA 22152
Cell - 703-244-3471

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From: Kyle Miller
Date: Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 4:09 PM
Subject: Professional Development Seminar - Crisis Management Techniques
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"BulletProof - Management Techniques to Survive a Crisis of Leadership"
Professional Development Seminar - Presented by Lake Braddock (Burke, VA) Secondary School Principal Dave Thomas - Time & Location TBD

Superintendents & School System Executives,

Good afternoon.

I would like to invite you and your respective staffs to attend a popular new professional development seminar being offered by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) as approved and endorsed by FCPS' freshly-appointed Superintendent Dr. Scott Brabrand and its School Board Chairwoman Jane Strauss.

With the backing of Dr. Brabrand and Chairwoman Strauss, Lake Braddock Secondary School Principal Dave Thomas will explain and stress the survival tactics necessary to weather the storm and remain employed amidst challenging leadership environments when you are the central figure in Washington Post articles such as the article linked immediately below:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/at-lake-braddock-sexual-harassment-accusations-personnel-changes-and-lingering-resentment/2017/06/29/59a3d00e-5536-11e7-a204-ad706461fa4f_story.html?

Principal Thomas' "Bulletproof"seminar has already been offered to all FCPS high school and secondary school Principals and Assistant Principals, and Directors of Student Athletics as well Commonwealth Superintendent Dr. Staples and his staff; based on the positive feedback to date, the seminar could be implemented as a best practices practicum for administrators in other school systems.

Principal Thomas will cover topics including:
- How to sandbag your subordinates -- don't let your staff hem you in with e-mails documenting your knowledge of events
- Lying requires a conscious understanding (or documentary evidence) that you "know" what you said wasn't true
- Don't let a moral compass dictate your leadership direction
- Remain fit in stressful environments by running from the truth and shed weight by dodging responsibility
- Co-opt your chain of command so that they become enablers and co-conspirators (See FCPSExecutive Management)
- Intimidate and retaliate against witnesses -- "dead" men (and those who sign non-disclosure agreements) tell no tales
- Capitalize on the craven nature of those with alleged oversight responsibility (See School Board)
- Embrace the mockery of a sham of a mockery that is the FCPSinvestigative and disciplinary process
- Never apologize -- contrition shows weakness and reveals recognition of culpability
- Sanctimoniously proselytize core values to mask the fact that you don't possess them (ex. Integrity)
- Avoid the "third rails" of employee discipline -- don't engage in sexual relations with your subordinates -- but allowing sexual harassment of students under your purview remains permissible
- Selectively adhere to FCPSregulations to your advantage while ignoring others

- Stonewall the community and outlast their short attention spans and limited interest in investing the time and energy to protect their children
- Stay anonymous and remain out of the media especially the Washington Post - any publicity is bad publicity - except for propaganda you promulgate on Twitter
- Remain brazenly arrogant and rely on the odds being infinitesimal that a student/community advocate has the wherewithal and dedication to hold you accountable and ensure the safety and well-being of FCPS students

With appropriate implementation of the described leadership techniques and tricks of the trade, Dr. Brabrand and Chairwoman Strauss are confident that high school administrators throughout Virginia and the greater Washington, DC area will be well-prepared to similarly survive events that should have led to the administrator's professional demise and assist school districts in being able to retain such top-shelf talent as Principal Thomas.

Dr. Brabrand, Chairwoman Strauss, and I encourage you to schedule a date and time that works for you and your staff to join us in Burke for a presentation by Principal Thomas.

Thanks much.


Kyle Miller
5902 Sherborn Lane
Springfield, VA 22152
703-244-3471

Team Park/Miller/Poythress.
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Following the DOE investigation, looks Dave Thomas and Karl Kerns are going to be out. Finally justice is being served

They really should clean house of all the administrators aren't most of them former baseball players who coached with Thomas? Might as well start LB with a clean slate

Very unbecoming of a Naval Officer and person hell-bent on saving teenage girls from sexual harassment. Or maybe none of his bullshit is about saving girls from sexual harassment. Maybe it's about his beloved football coach Jim Poythress being fired. Hypocrite!
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Lies Wrote:
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> Didn’t Parks daughter move out of the house
> because of the abuse from her dad?
> Why is FCPS indulging this man any longer? New
> head of HR Bryan Gibson should contact CPS on Park
> rather than allowing this to go on!
> Maybe now that r Chace Ramey had neeen replaced by
> someone with a real criminal background, FCPS will
> support administrators and staff.
> FCPS please stop throwing good people like Thomas
> and Atwater under the bus.

Why are all the suburban white dads pedophiles? Ladies, best to get yourself a black baby daddy so he won't molest your kids.

That blonde looks like a used up Elizabeth Hasselbeck.

It all makes sense now. His deep-seeded pornography addiction has manifested into his plight to save all teenage girls from evil men - take a look inside, Park. Go NAVY!

This is so much fun! I will get Dave fired - you just watch. It's my life's work.
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My quest is to keep a 2 year old incident - that was handled by the AD gerting fired - alive so I can say I got the new athletic director and principal fired. Why do I care? Because those bastards disciplined my son for a DUI incident and when the football coach didn't report it to admin, they let him go. That football coach is my BFF and I have a guilty conscience because I got him fired. Damn those administrators for doing their jobs and following regulations that they are paid to enforce.
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Just another one of desperado Dave's supporters tryin to make fun of a serious situation.

You realize Dave will throw whoever under the bus to save him self....right?

First the AD Clark, then the old football coach Poythress, next will be the new AD Kerns for his retaliatory employment action taken against former LBSS football coach Jim Poythress.

"Oh what tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive"

Why in God's name does Park keep his daughters at LB? If it's such a horrible place, why doesn't he pull the girls out? And why does he let them play basketball? No wonder his daughter hates him. He's a psycho and an embarassment.
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Sounds like Bill Park is just keeping it real and Dave Thomas's people don't like that.

I guess the truth will hurt

Running from conflict is not the Navy way. Running from negative posts who have no facts is what wimps do. Park fights the good fight. Whoever put the porn women up has deep seated issues. Let's see what tv says tomorrow. They aren't going to air anything" just cuz Park says it's true " Fact time tomorrow. Meanwhile the value of my house declines.

Why run Wrote:
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> Running from conflict is not the Navy way. Running
> from negative posts who have no facts is what
> wimps do. Park fights the good fight. Whoever put
> the porn women up has deep seated issues. Let's
> see what tv says tomorrow. They aren't going to
> air anything" just cuz Park says it's true " Fact
> time tomorrow. Meanwhile the value of my house
> declines.

We all know if something is offered by the media, it’s all the gospel truth too.

What we know is that major media outlets have multiple lawyers that protect against law suits. Tonight's reporter has 3 Emmy's. Contrast that to this site which you clearly visit.

....... Might be a good idea for a few folks to consult a Member of the Bar. And a little advice to Dave’s online bullies, you might want to think twice before you blog. Any decent plaintiff’s lawyer will want to depose personnel. Be careful about that perjury thing.

FCPS should have fired the principal years ago when parents went to him about the previous coach. The previous coach hired him in case nobody knows that.

Emmy award winning Peggy Fox is a West Springfield alumnae.....married her high school boyfriend. Kyle Miller is a West Springfield alumnus....funny "coincidence". Also interesting that Bill Park who begged media outlets to cover "his" story knows the segment will be "8 minutes to include commercials". Is Bill Park paying for an infomercial?

It's old news. People lost their jobs and the investigation is complete. There's no new news, Peggy. You've been played by a narcissistic, psychotic parent gone wild - just like to Post reporter back in July that has been "reassigned" for falling for Park's bullshit. Just because Fairfax didn't share their findings with a psychotic parent demanding to see confidential information about their employees doesn't mean they didn't investigate.

Park is pissed because he's not important enough to know what was found in the investigation. The US Navy should investigate this psycho and take away his security clearance. He's a bad dude. His poor daughter. She must be so embarrassed.

The Post guy got a better job with the Post

The news report on Channel 9 was very informative.

The report clearly showed that coach Poythress was fired in retaliation for being what Dave Thomas stated "we now know who our mole is, its our football" coach" You saw the document right there on TV. This would seem to be a clear case of the Whistleblowers law. How can you argue its not, it right there in black and white

Also showed that the former ADs email to Thomas, he stated he made him aware of these allegations on the same day it was reported to him. So how can the principal say he didn't know about it.

Somethings not right, the principal should be held accountable? Instead it looks like he threw the others under the bus to save his self.

The LB community has been through enough already, in the best interest of the school and community, reassign the principal and make this someone else problem

This is only going to get worse. Stay tuned.

Out of context. Media tells the truth every time? This is old and way over. Dave did not know what you think he knew. He just didn’t. He cannot fire people, Gateway does that, idiots. Where were the parents in the initial complaint? Why go to the DSA and then pout when nothing was done. No one went to Dave. Some random email and the DSA should have handled the investigation and didn’t. That’s why he has no job. Coach G is a creepy man and clearly a liar. Good riddance. Coach P cannot day “retarded” nor “faggot” in the classroom or on the field this day and time. Add in the Park boy’s alcohol related incident that Coach P covered up for saving the boy’s scholarship and that man had to go too. The county investigated. Done. Now shut up.

Sounds like blind faith. How do you know Dave didn't know anything? If he did would he tell you? Pretty clear he is a professional liar. Any doubts I had were answered tonight.

I have no vested interest in this mess, but I did see some alternative facts in the Peggy Fox investigation.

Gianelli was not a teacher. Just a coach.

Mike Clark was essentialy fired for not handling the complaint in proper fashion. Allowed to resign to keep retirement benefits, but listed as resigned.

What was the date on that letter from Clark to Thomas? I suspect he sent that after he knew he was being fired (perhaps a change if story?)

Why is "Poythress is the winningest coach in school history" relevant to a girls basketball story? Is this about the footbal coach or the girls basketball complaint.

Intereting investigation that seemed rather "gossipy" rather than newsworthy.

Post Wrote:
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> The Post guy got a better job with the Post


I have a reliable source that tells me he was reassigned because he fell for the lies of a sports parent. His article was a disgrace to the Post and his immaturity got in the way of reporting truth. From what I'm being told he won't be anywhere near crazy sports parents looking to spin a tale.

FPCS Man of the YEAR! Forget the YEAR. With his achievements & leadership skills
Dave Thomas should be Awarded FCPS Man of The Decade.

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/virginia/feds-investigating-virginia-school-after-sex-harassment-complaints-against-coach/504918719

You people want to keep trying to disrupt the school. Let the kids go to school and quit trying to cause upheavals.
Three people have been fired or resigned already. Most people are ready to try and move forward. I understand things should not have happened when your kids were there, but quit trying to ruin it for the kids there now.

Yep. Man of the year! Dave has weathered multiple stupid ass storms with style and a calm demeanor like none other. The girls went to the DSA and didn’t get action. What was the advice of the parents at that point? Oh wait, they didn’t tell their parents but they’ll tell the press? Hello? Red flag!

What does “we have a mole” really mean anyway? Context people.

Park has everything to complain about too. His kid was caught drinking by FCPD. Coach P in FOOTBALL covered the kid. When Coach P was removed Park goes after Dave? Interesting turn of events, no? “Coach P covered for my kid. How about I go after you to retaliate?” That mess is unrelated to the basketball business. It’s all under the FORMER DSA as well.

Issue closed.

Dave, carry on. This shit is over and obnoxiously stinky.

Parents were involved from day 1.

Harassment is harassment, do you have a daughter? Would you allow this to happen?

According to the news report, it appears that the DSA reported this to the principal. I am not sure why this was not followed up on. When this thing blew up then everyone went to CYA mode.

The football coach was a witness (or Mole as it was described in the news report) who could collaborate the girls story, so he was fired.

The ultimate responsibility is on the Principal to provide a safe environment for all students. This did not happen in this case, therefore he should be held accountable and terminated.

Those girls did not alert their parents or they would have gone off after admin did nothing. They were advised to go above the DSA and they didn’t. The students let all that time pass by with no action? If Dave knew, he would have handled it. Add in the fact that he cannot fire or hire teachers and this is just dumb. The b-ball coach is gone. Good. He will never coach again. Coach P isn’t the only adult to corroborate the stories plus he’s not even the whistleblower! What did he have to gain or lose from what was going on in the basketball program with GIRLS?!? Think aboutbit. Coach P had to go. He couldn't teach, hold his tongue, or control his athletes. Game over.

Forward march, LBSS. By the way, “the principal” is not capitalized. An elected official should know that, don’t you think?

What an idiot!!

You have 16-17 year old girls who were brave enough to tell a school official when someone was doing wrong and you want to chastise them?

Dave Thomas knew when this happened and chose to do nothing. This has already been established. The football coach had nothing to gain is right, that's why Thomas wanted him out. He could corroborate the DSAs story

When the dust settles, Thomas will be out and the former football coach will have a nice settlement!!

Maybe Dave can hit him up for a loan..HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

GAME OVER!!!!

Does anyone disagree that a nexus exists? The only solution is to move Thomas immediately. We can argue whether he should be moved within the county or fired. But he has to go.

Park just can't handle being told "no"
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2nd page of park not being able to handle "no". Seriously - how can you say nothing was done? Si ething was done...Clark fired.
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Fairfax County Public Schools Statement

"FCPS takes seriously any and all allegations of sexual harassment, bullying or other allegations of inappropriate behavior reported by staff or students. Nearly 20 individuals were interviewed as part of the FCPS investigative process into the allegations raised at Lake Braddock Secondary School. The Lake Braddock coach was removed from FCPS nearly two years ago (early 2016), and has not been employed by FCPS in any capacity since then. We cannot provide further details due to legal confidentiality of personnel and student matters.

Mr. Giannelli was not a licensed-teacher; he was employed as a part-time coach only and resigned his coaching position at Lake Braddock in early 2016 and is no longer employed by FCPS. Mr. Clark retired from FCPS at the end of 2016.

FCPS' primary responsibility is the safety and well-being of all FCPS students. By law, FCPS cannot comment on specific personnel cases (unless the individual employees agree to publicly disclose information contained in their personnel files).

FCPS vigorously pursues and investigates any and all allegations of sexual harassment or other allegations of inappropriate behavior reported by staff or students. If any negligence in reporting such incidents is discovered, appropriate disciplinary actions are undertaken. If any disciplinary steps are taken against employees, the action taken is confidential under Virginia law (unless the individual employees agree to publicly disclose that information).

For those reporting any allegations, FCPS does have a “whistle blower” policy that protects employees from retribution for reporting alleged wrongdoing. There is no evidence of any retaliatory measures taken against any of the employees involved in the Lake Braddock Secondary School investigation.

The Department of Education stressed that the opening of the investigation is not an implication of any wrongdoing by FCPS and FCPS welcomes the review."

To all who are still making this a Bill Park issue, go fuck yourself. This isn’t about you. This is about underage girls who were subjected to verbal abuse for many years. This is about how unqualified personnel of Lake Braddock and FCPS failed to do anything to protect these underage girls. Again, it’s not about you. Go find something else to do, rather than sit behind a computer screen and pretend you know anything about this matter, when it’s clear you don’t.

http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opncavwp/0126124.pdf

Lisa Alexander-White

So this is the FSPS Internal Investigator in charge of investigating many of these claims and situations that occur in the county. Convicted, by a jury, of assault and battery related to domestic violence. The Office of Equity and Employee Relations will hire anybody. Should she be in a position to investgate others having a criminal record herself?

These threads seem to be someone's pet project. Does this person really think posting on FFU is going to help their cause

How do we know it is the same Lisa Alexander that investigates for HR?

Alexander-White, Lisa $87,595 School Investigation Specialist

At a minimum, Dave Thomas appears to be toast.

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“We don’t have any rude, unpleasant people here. We’re different!”

Channel 9 was back today with more on the disaster at Lake Braddock. It would appear that problem went back a lot farther than we thought. Ought to be an interesting week at the Gatehouse.

More parents speaking out.

So Dave Thomas didn't know about these allegations either....right?

Good bye Dave!!!

I just watched a new WUSA channel 9 news report tonight about the ongoing saga at LBSS. It would appear that the principal at LBSS has been less then truthful or has had a memory loss with communications on these issues.

Another parent has stated that she complained to the principal and DSA a year prior to the current investigation about the same sort of allegations. Nothing was done, so this was allowed to continue for another 1-2 years.

This is why FCPS can not investigate themselves, to many things get swept under the rug. A news team looks into this investigation and all of a sudden more complaints are uncovered. DOE will certainly have their hands full.

I really don't know what happened, but generally in these types of situations, the person in charge i.e. the principal in this case, is asked to resign/be reassigned or is fired.

There could be other possible litigation issues that may stem from all of this as well.

The recent parent is not telling truth.

Park - is there anything you won't do? Are you fucking Peggy Fox? My God this is the worst display of your vile arrogance. Using girls to spin your narrative? Allowing that mother to lie on TV? You are a disgrace to humanity. I hope your beautiful wife - a friend of mine- tells you to go fuck yourself. How she has stayed married to you and your vileness is bewildering. Bless her heart.

Thank god for the parents of these kids. Without them, these underage kids would have no advocates and we would never know about these creeps in our school system. Shame on you FCPS employees who won’t stand behind our kids.

The last parent is lying. Her kid sure did like the coach when he was an assistant the year before.

Careful, careful LB staffer. Dave won’t help you when the lawyers come a callin’. Just ask your pal Mike. A little advice — learn a little bit. Read about “discovery,” “sworn deposition,” and, of course, “perjury.” The evidence is piling up. If I were you, I’d cut my losses. Ok, S?

I promise I am not staff. I never said the other kids were lying, but the one today is. I also agree the principal needs to be fired. I will tell you I have dealt with the principal and the previous AD who is now in a higher position. They are both snakes.

Everybody in Burke sports knew Susan blew the whistle years ago. Everybody in Burke sports knew about the coverups. Looks like the chickens have come home to roost

There have been more coverups than you know. I guess had parents years ago actually stepped up instead of sitting by and being afraid there would be a different outcome. I’m not talking about the current situation either. The parents who kissed up to the previous staff which included people you are talking about. So much more I could say, but it’s really not worth it.

Dave-
Do the right thing and step aside.

So ignorant.

Is Dave a liar? For Theis.....I TINK SO MAAAAAAAAAAN!

http://www.wusa9.com/mobile/article/news/local/burke/more-evidence-surfaces-against-coach-in-sexual-harassment-case/65-506299448

Betsy Gallier - the new "witness" went to Accotink academy - a theraputic day school and took just enough classes at LB to be eligible to play basketball as per VHSL. accotinktheraputicday.com. It's a special-needs therapeutic setting serving children with emotional disabilities, developmental disabilities and specific learning disabilities.

I'm sure Park could get her to say just about anything he wanted her to. And Peggy Fox put the words in her mouth. I'm not denying Gianelli was an ass, but come on let's have credible witnesses and deal with the truth. Don't put words in a diabled girls mouth and claim it's more evidence.

Park is despicable.

You Lb/FCPs lowlifes are the lowest of the low — maligning a really nice kid who had to put up with a lot of crap playing basketball at LB. All you’re doing is making a stronger case to completely clean house. You make me sick.

No kidding. The kids mother is the person claiming she spoke to Dave in 2013. We have others saying the same in 14,15,16 and 17. Face it Dave is a filthy liar. He screwed his good friend Clark. Dump him

I want to know why the third kid hasn’t spoke up? Better yet the rest of the team?

Stop with this nonsense.
Okay?
Go to Arthur Treachers and chill.

Some of today’s posts show you how low these public employees will stoop.? Now attacking the students and their families relentlessly. My dad used to say “ those folks are lower than whale shit.” I’d say “what’s that mean, Dad?” He’d say “ that’s forty fathoms deep.” I’m starting to understand what he was saying. The Then, there’s that saying about scared rats.

I’d watch your back after that one, A sham.

My daughter wasn’t coming to the school board meeting this week. Now she is. Hope you’re prepared to step up to the mic.

Brabrand: “ I don’t think anything went wrong.”

It is her! I know her personally and remember the difficult time she was experiencing due to her son's significant mental/emotional problems. It eventually took a toll on her and she went unhinged.

+1
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>
> Park is despicable.

Why, because he is standing up to FCPS and the principal?
I applaud his efforts!!!

Its about time for people to take charge of the school system and not be bullied into whatever they say.

If they would have done this investigation the right way, we wouldn't being having this conversation.......

Lives were impacted and so were peoples jobs

Yawn. It’s done. All left who needed to. Now shut up. You too, Park.

If Dave Thomas is still at LB, then no. He needs to go

Be careful, SH and others. You don’t want to be named in the civil suit (suits). Don’t count on your boss to come to your rescue. Capisce?

What's the latest?

the latest is the school and the kids that go there, and the people that work there are proceeding through a school year just like any other. 95 percent of the people there never even think about it,talk about,or know about it. The only people that keep bringing this up are the same group of people, over and over again.

That's what Michigan State, IOC, USAG said, there is nothing to investigate! Look how that has turned out.

I think we now see, that where there is smoke, there is fire!

The investigation will continue

Stay tuned.

Today’s Dave’s last day at LBSS. Can we all move on now?

Word on the street is Mr. Dave Thomas' empty office @ Lake Braddock is up for lease. Apparently after a nice little tamper tantrum on David's part @ Gate House, they cut their losses.

MORE TO COME......For Theis I Tink SO MAAAAAAAAAAAN!
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Dear Lake Braddock Secondary School Community,

After serving 25 years in FCPS at Lake Braddock Secondary School, with ten of those years serving as the principal, I have decided to retire.

I have spent much of my life connected to Lake Braddock and would not trade the years as a student, teacher, and administrator for anything.

I have been so fortunate to work with wonderful, dedicated colleagues who have inspired me with their passion for educating and mentoring the thousands of students that have come through Lake Braddock during my tenure. I will miss the amazing energy and professionalism that you bring to this school every day.

Finally, it is the impact of the outstanding students at Lake Braddock that I will remember most. Students, you are the heart and soul of why we do what we do every day and I will truly miss you and your families.

Thank you all for an amazing experience and I know that Lake Braddock will continue to set the bar for excellence in FCPS, Virginia and beyond.

Sincerely,

David F. Thomas
Principal
Lake Braddock Secondary School

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Dear Lake Braddock Secondary School (LBSS) Community:

As Dave Thomas shared this afternoon, he is retiring from LBSS after serving the school system for 25 years. We want to thank him for his dedicated service to LBSS and Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).

Please know that the Region 4 Office is committed to keeping a strong administrative team in place to ensure academic success for all of our students. Effective Monday, Dr. John Banbury will be joining the team as interim principal and will remain in this capacity in the coming months.

Dr. Banbury became the executive principal for the Region 1 office in April 2017, after serving as the principal of Oakton High School for thirteen years. In 1993, Banbury began his career in education as a social studies teacher at West Potomac High School. After serving as an assistant principal at W.T. Woodson High School and Frost Middle School, he became the principal of Oakton High School in 2004. Committed to preparing all students for postsecondary success in a rapidly changing world, Dr. Banbury established a culture of innovation through the work of professional learning communities and fostered progressive practices including student exhibitions, presentations of learning, and project-based learning. His work has led the division in establishing best practices for the FCPS Portrait of a Graduate.

Dr. Banbury earned his master’s degree in social studies education in 1993 and his doctorate in curriculum and instruction in 1998, both from The George Washington University (GWU). He teaches courses in education leadership and teacher preparation as an adjunct professor at GWU and George Mason University. He has served in advisory roles for GWU, the Virginia Department of Education, and the Virginia House Committee on Education.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Banbury to Lake Braddock. My office will work closely with Dr. Banbury and the community to ensure a successful second half of the school year and continued excellence at LBSS.

Sincerely,

Angela Atwater
Assistant Superintendent, Region 4
Fairfax County Public Schools

Another Gatehouse reject........

I spoke up too in 2013. Ignored by Thomas and FCPS

Many in the past spoke up and were ignored for the abuses that occurred.

Any coach who lies to and deceives teenagers entrusted to their care should be recognized for what they did - and do - and dealt with in the appropriate manner.

Many spoke up about a lot of things...some academic, some sports, some other activities. Dave never listened. He defended the status quo including teachers/advisers/administrators/coaches who bullied students, all the while posting nonsense on the outside marquis about character. He was a fraud from the get-go. Good riddance!

Parents rule that building and that’s not the way to run a school! Teachers are leaving now. Kids will suffer. At least it’s calm for now? Dave went down because the people under him failed. They were handled but Park and his merry band of fussy people couldn’t be content with the guilty being charged. Park was after Dave’s head. I hope he’s happy. No one else is. Quick, get your kids out before acadenics implode over there.

Oh give it a rest about Park. He did what he thought was right and he had a lot of support from the parents.

Dave Thomas went after Clark and Poythress and threw them under the bus to cover his own butt. He got what he deserved, the same fate that he gave to them.

If the teachers want to leave, let them go. LB will attract the better up and coming teachers that were not part of Dave's clique and will be better off.

Changes are much needed at LB, most think they should clean house, all Asst Principals, Administrators, DSA, all should be replaced.

The new interim principal is there to evaluate the changes that need to occur and FCPS will put that plan in motion when the new school year starts in August.

Not sure why anybody would want to teach in FCPs with its entitled parents and kids with no respect for authority. Pretty soon, they'll have to pull prisoners and offer to take time off their sentences if they promise to teach. Once they started teaching though, they'd be happy to serve out their full sentence.

Just remember that retaliation is making it personal.

The first thing you should know is that retaliation of this sort is illegal. FCPS employees have a right to voice complaints without being fired or otherwise punished. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a place that you can file a complaint if you choose. I know a growing number of FCPS employees are afraid to bring illegal actions to light if they thought they were just going to be fired, so they must be given the freedom to file complaints without fear -- regardless of the end result of those cases. But.... that being said, retaliation complaints is still very common with FCPS Human Resource Office. As such, it's wise to spend less time worrying about retaliation and more time considering your legal options and your rights as a worker.

A responsible school board member is Elizabeth Schultz from the Springfield District. Share your concerns with her via email and cc the email to the Regional Assistant Superintendent Dr. Atwater.

Here are two email addresses...

Angela.Atwater@fcps.edu

Elizabeth.Schultz@fcps.edu

When you send an email be very detailed with your concerns

So I am confused about one thing...

A - I keep seeing that "Coach P", who I am assuming is Poythress from the string here, was fired because he covered up a student alcohol violation and called kids (or talked with kids) inappropriate things.

B - I also see that he was fired for "being a mole" and people think he should be protected by the whistle blower law.

The two things are totally separate. So if he did "A", the protections afforded to "B" do not exist. I don't know the facts but would ask anyone on here who does this question....

Did he, in fact, cover up a LBSS student's alcohol use from the administration? If so, then his contract would stipulate his being fired and there may be a consequence to his teaching license. Protections that fall under "B" would not exist and it would seem that fans of his coaching are using that (meaning B) to distract from the real issue in "A"

This is separate from Mr. Thomas and whether he should or should not have been let go (whether now or in the recent past). I see there are many opinions on both sides.. but I can't follow the whole "Coach P" thing.

It doesn't matter who did what now, Thomas got let go and P got his money and is retired. So it all worked out.

I think you can figure out who was in the wrong.

LB football will struggle under the fattest staff in the state.
They got no heart and are scared you will see that this year

ALL,
I was hoping to share this news with you in person today, but the snow days made this impossible to do face-to-face. Today is my last day at LBSS as the Director of Student Activities. I agreed with FCPS and Dr. Banbury to accept a transfer to another school as an overstaff ADSA for the remainder of the year.

I have enjoyed the last 15 months working with all of you. I am proud of the strides that we have made during that time to improve the HPE Dept. and our Activities/Athletics for our students. We have made some significant improvements to our facilities and culture for our student-athletes; Student-Athlete of the Month board; new gym floor, new lower bowl practice turf, new bleachers going to be installed in the gymnasium this summer and new LED lights to be installed over the main court of the gymnasium. We all worked together to change the culture & climate of our teams to better represent the Lake Braddock school & community Each and every one of you makes a significant impact on the lives of students here at LBSS. I know that all of you will continue to do the same for kids.

I am going to enjoy ..............BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH...........
Enjoy the Spring Break…you all deserve it! I'm going to iHop!!!!

Sincerely,

KK

And the much needed cleaning of the house at Lake Braddock continues.

All of the Dave Thomas people will be replaced before the school year ends, as they want to start fresh with new people.

This will include coaches as well, look for a totally new look LB when the new school year starts.

How about things calm down now and let the kids focus on academics. All the coaches are post Dave and good to go. Dave was there a long time and loved by all. The few who wanted to see him run off? Done. Happy now? Now how about shut up and get back to what you were doing. Sick from the constant turmoil.

That's not true.....most all of the coaches at LB were approved by Dave, including the football coach. Maybe he is next to go, he certainly wasn't the most qualified candidate. He was hand picked by Kerns and approved by Dave. If the coach stays, he should be required to have his assistant coaches lose weight, first off its unhealthy and second, is that what you want representing your school?

I think most are happy the way the new interim Principal is evaluating all the admin staff, teachers and coaches. This is the way things should be done, get rid of the dead weight and then you get rid of the turmoil.

FCPS has finally got it right

"happy the way the new interim Principal is evaluating all the admin staff, teachers and coaches"????? - Many are not happy. Especially the teachers. Turmoil is crushing morale and the atmosphere is akin to a witch hunt. Perhaps it would have been better to reassign the entire faculty, dispersing them throughout the county and hiring replacements from out of county, out of state or out of country. How can kids concentrate on academics when many of their teachers are miserable.

Sure some teachers are still crying that Dave is gone but most teachers are ecstatic that administrators are FINALLY being held accountable for their LACK of leadership and the shitty job they do at school. We are happy that teachers and departments are finally being called out for not doing their jobs. Most of us are welcoming this change because the culture (and the students know this) at LB is at a tipping point. Banbury isn’t here to make friends, he’s here to shape things up and he has. Good riddance. Anyone’s who gotten kicked out of LB has deserved it thus far. Karl did not do his job and was a shitty DSA. Dave was too scared to tell people to do their jobs and had too many connections with too many people to be a good leader. We’re ready for next school year and all the change it’ll bring.

Oh there will be more replacements/reassignments for sure.

Too many admins and teachers were allowed to coast under Dave Thomas and those will be weeded out. Dr Branbury is doing exactly what has needed to be done to get this school in order.

Thomas created a clique like environment and if you were not part of that, you were considered an outsider. Now the tables have turned, the Thomas supporters are on the outside.....How does that make you feel?

I too am looking forward to the much needed changes and am ready for what the next school year will bring.

Thank you Dr Branbury!!!!

We all bail because we aren’t respected anymore. We love our kids and our job. This isn’t how to lead inside a school. The morale is gone. Come fall, I hope Branbury has enough teachers to open! We hate working like this. We have done great work. Like Dave or not, respect is necessary or we all bail and then what will FCPS do?

Oh please, you have teachers waiting to come to Lake Braddock. Putting good teacher in Lake Braddock will not be an issue. Its one of the top schools in the state.

I think respect is given to those who earn it, not just because you are friends with the principal.

Thomas is the one who started all this mess with his attitude of I will do as I want and those who test me, will be gone. Well, Mr. Thomas, got the same fate he dealt the others. Don't be mad at Branbury, he is the one trying to clean it up.

Why don't you being a part of the solution and not part of the problem, maybe that will help morale.

What does this man look like anyway?

What did Kerns do that pissed off the powers that be anyway? What’s wrong this time?

What did Kerns do in the 15 months he was there?

1. Alienated the boosters with his own agenda
2. Angered the parents with little or no communication
3. Planned in school activities with no prior approval from his bosses
4. Hired a football coach with a losing record, when other candidates were much more qualified. Tried to sell the idea to everyone this is the "best coaching staff in the state"

The list could go on and on.

This guy was a disaster from the start and never should have been hired. He had a terrible reputation at Annandale and the LB administration was told that. However, Dave Thomas hired him anyway just to be his "Yes Man" and when Thomas was shown the door, no one had any use for him.

The interim principal is not there to make friends. He is there to evaluate and replace, if necessary, admins, staff and coaches who are there just collecting a pay check.

The Thomas party is over at LB its time for a change and if that means cleaning house, then let the house cleaning continue.

First time posting. Excuse me but you are wrong. Boosters do what they want. Communication with parents? Isn’t your kid in high school? What do you want? Ask your kid. We have a new gym floor, the lower field being redone, new seats in the gym, new weight board. He was doing his thing. Run off by pissy parents? Do they run this school? And about the coach, are you serious? He doesn’t have that power as DSA. That coach has turned around a bunch of loser thugs into a “family” of leaders and athletes. My kid’s friends are getting offers from Schools, better grades, higher test scores, management in the gym, and real encouragement. These kids will tell you they were mad last year and wouldn’t follow the structure and program in place until they saw Coach Doc was the way to victory. After the third game, they gave in and started to work together. He and his staff are the best thing over there. My kid would be nobody without Coach Doc and his staff. You better watch your mouth saying shit like that now. You can take down Dave, I guess. Taking down Kerns was nasty and wrong. You mess with Doc and you’ll have trouble on your hands. For sure.

I second that comment. My boy needs Coach Doc and what he’s brought to that pathetic program. It has turned a corner and it’s clear. Best coaching staff? Yes. Measured by more than wins. Check those grades and the respect. Ask a teacher about the ass athletes that used to go to Lake Braddock. No more of that. He has their ear and he has bonded them now. Messing with Doc would cause big big problems.

The both of you WinnerHSfamily & BigMan are delusional. The only thing that is a BIG BIG problem for Coach Doc is when iHop runs out of pancakes or when Mcdonalds runs out of fries. Give it a rest on THE BEST Coaching staff. Not THE BEST DRESSED. Not the BEST physically. NOT THE BEST in LB's 50 year history, wouldn't be in the Top 5 of any Coach that has led the BRUINS.

Those loser thugs you talk about, are now doctors lawyers, business men and dentists, as well as respected members of the community. Some have started families and are very well adjusted. Ask any of them and they will tell you, LB football and coach P taught them life lessons on and off the field. They made friendships and contacts that will last a lifetime. He may of fracture a rule from time to time, but it was always with the best interest of the student athlete in mind. He had those players back and they had his.

They built the program and made it great and one of the most respected in the state, along with coach Poythress. I am sick and tired of the doc bashers saying anything different. If doc has to discipline another teachers student just because he is a football player, then doc is stepping over the line. It should be that teachers responsibility for that. Maybe those teachers need to be re-evaluated.

Anyone that wanted to play at the next level coach P made sure that happened.

If your kid would be no where with out doc and staff, maybe you should evaluate your parenting skills.

You can always say its not about the wins, but look at all the complaints there were when LB started 0-3. The boosters want to win and so does the community.

Hey how about this, maybe the next DSA will require the Braddock coaches to participate in off season conditioning to get into shape. They really are the fattest staff in the state.


HAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH

classof2009 Wrote:
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> Those loser thugs you talk about, are now doctors
> lawyers, business men and dentists, as well as
> respected members of the community. Some have
> started families and are very well adjusted. Ask
> any of them and they will tell you, LB football
> and coach P taught them life lessons on and off
> the field. They made friendships and contacts that
> will last a lifetime. He may of fracture a rule
> from time to time, but it was always with the best
> interest of the student athlete in mind. He had
> those players back and they had his.
>
> They built the program and made it great and one
> of the most respected in the state, along with
> coach Poythress. I am sick and tired of the doc
> bashers saying anything different. If doc has to
> discipline another teachers student just because
> he is a football player, then doc is stepping over
> the line. It should be that teachers
> responsibility for that. Maybe those teachers need
> to be re-evaluated.
>
> Anyone that wanted to play at the next level coach
> P made sure that happened.
>
> If your kid would be no where with out doc and
> staff, maybe you should evaluate your parenting
> skills.
>
> You can always say its not about the wins, but
> look at all the complaints there were when LB
> started 0-3. The boosters want to win and so does
> the community.


You sort a clueless now. Back up.

Hate to break it to you but word on the street is Coach Doc is out!

Yep, it’s time to bring back Jimmy P.

Another investigation going on at Braddock. This time it involves the FB program

What's up Doc?

Yawn.

Making up crap to talk about.

Time to go to bed. The bus comes early. Stop making up crap.

3klpx

classof2009 Wrote:
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> Those loser thugs you talk about, are now doctors
> lawyers, business men and dentists, as well as
> respected members of the community. Some have
> started families and are very well adjusted. Ask
> any of them and they will tell you, LB football
> and coach P taught them life lessons on and off
> the field. They made friendships and contacts that
> will last a lifetime. He may of fracture a rule
> from time to time, but it was always with the best
> interest of the student athlete in mind. He had
> those players back and they had his.
>
> They built the program and made it great and one
> of the most respected in the state, along with
> coach Poythress. I am sick and tired of the doc
> bashers saying anything different. If doc has to
> discipline another teachers student just because
> he is a football player, then doc is stepping over
> the line. It should be that teachers
> responsibility for that. Maybe those teachers need
> to be re-evaluated.
>
> Anyone that wanted to play at the next level coach
> P made sure that happened.
>
> If your kid would be no where with out doc and
> staff, maybe you should evaluate your parenting
> skills.
>
> You can always say its not about the wins, but
> look at all the complaints there were when LB
> started 0-3. The boosters want to win and so does
> the community.

I think Poythress’s players growing up to be lawyers or dentists has more to do with the fact that they’re privileged kids from Burke than who their football coach qas

Did you even read what the guy said?
He said they were all taught life lessons through football from coach Poythress. They had his back and he had there back. That is loyalty and trust my friend.

Not everyone that grows up in Burke is a privileged kid


So Dude let it go, P got his money and is retired.

I see Coach P is living large in Clifton. How does a teacher afford that house? Wonder if he thanked Dave Thomas. Speaking of Dave, what is he doing without a full retirement?

Dave is working part time at the Lowes in Loudoun county.
I believe he is going back to teaching in Loudoun county in the fall

Dave needs to work to make 30 years for retirement. Chace Ramey and Kevin Sills were pushed out. It was either split or be fired like Dave. Kerns demoted to WTW now cannot afford gastric bypass. Coach got all his 30 and a new house. Mess with bull you get the horns is what he always said

I am sure Dave regrets going after P now, at the time Dave thought he was untouchable.

Had he talked to P man to man, I bet they could have worked this out.

Look at LB now, some clown running the football program and 3 or 4 Principals and they are still having problems.

LB would have been better off had they worked it out.

It’s Gatehouse continuing to send temporary and interim fixes to the problems and it keeps that school in turmoil.

Dave Thomas is still on the payroll. Coach P got a nice settlement. That Brabrand guy should have been fired along with his girlfriend. Dan Meier was sent for a year and look what they let happen to him. Someone didn’t like being held accountable. (She’s been seen sucking up already.) HR has no professional degree in HR so her knee jerk reaction to the BS caused more upheaval. She’s one of the superintendent’s puppets doing as she’s been told? Interim people at Gatehouse do that too. Anyone know what happened to Dan Meier and the work he was doing as asked? Ask around at Gatehouse and they will spill it. Huge mistake.

Next was Penny Gros from another region. The community started to grow weary. Ask her about her time there? It was awful for a long time and then she was making her way only to be moved and replaced by the results of a fake national search. Now there is yet someone else as principal at Lake Braddock? No one cares now.

We have cycled through principals great and terrible. Still, we wait for Gatehouse to fix all the hurt, damage, and screwups from the past.

They’re just too clueless to see the mistakes they continue to make. The solution is right in front of their faces and has always been there. They just refuse to listen or the ears are interim and leave.

Someone didn’t take their meds. When was Brabrand at LBSS? Kookoo for coco puffs.

Brabrand was the associate principal at LBSS in early 2000’s. He was great to work for.

It is a challenge to take over a large school when it has been rudderless for such a long time. The guy has been successful elsewhere, but FCPS is a unique beast. I doubt he will be happy or many of the teachers happy for some time. My guess is that he will kowtow to the parents which is a big mistake. Many of them are toxic. Kids are good, most teachers are great, LBSS will survive, but it will be rough. It would be better if tow or three of the admin team could be replaced as well as some department chairs.The interims with the exception of Meier wreaked havoc regarding stability and loyalty. A cloud of suspicion and paranoia is hard to eliminate.FCPS should take this as a lesson learned when they begin their search for Robinson's replacement.

Why is Coach P not coaching? He got a settlement you said? Are you telling me he couldn't help some of these kids get better? Maybe he doesn't want to help but I hear he got blackballed at West Potomac. What gives?

Bill—let it go. OCR still hasn’t touched this. They aren’t going to. Focus on your failed life and stop humiliating your family.
As for people getting pushed out— FCPS staff left for saner places. Poythress blackmailed and lied his way to a settlement by manipulating the crazies on the school board.
Move on you pathetic shell of a man.

Is it true Dave Thomas is still on the payroll at 160k long after FCPS said he was retired? Boy, wouldn’t that be something?

If Dave is on the payroll then the Superintendent lied to the media and everyone else. He should be dismissed if true

Last I heard Dave was working PT at Loews in Loudoun County

Former Lake Braddock principal still on the job despite 'retiring' amid federal investigation

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/former-lake-braddock-principal-still-on-the-job-despite-retiring-amid-federal-investigation/65-d27daeb9-31e7-4418-ab34-96c48b790988?fbclid=IwAR2hn5EgVcuX7aFQnrg1REMgDiE3ozn17DVlobAmBMoSB5Zgug7-ZHaYky8

Sounds like the new FCPS Superintendent will be retiring in a few days.

All this because Dave wasn't man enough to fess up to what he knew. He thought he could throw a few under the bus and all would be good. I think anyone administrators at LB who was there with Dave should be fired. Anyone brought in by Dave...fired!!
LB should start fresh for the new school year in September

Has there been any talk of a criminal investigation? This guy has been getting paid with tax dollars since he was fired/retired? Where was the school board?

I heard that he is going to Robinson to replace Eline..

Good question from OP. Is the ‘retirement’ story and the alleged funneling of tens of thousands of tax dollars to a disgraced principal for a no-show position something that law enforcement should be looking into?

Does FCPS post the listings for the no show jobs somewhere?
I would like to apply for one

Gatehouse is the swamp. Our elected school board is a misinformed joke.
Brabrand has always been a liar. He is old friends with Dave so he took care of him.The SB is old housewives, a waitress, and a few guys who were all bullied. They won't do a thing! Meanwhile, your tax money keeps them far.

How would someone file a criminal complaint — diverting taxpayer dollars to a fired employee? Should Fairfax County police be called or Virginia State Police?

Sitting here in Iowa laughing at you morons. Of course Dave is on paid leave. So is Poythress. We paid people to go away. We paid off Randazzo, prosperenta, Goldfarb, Jean bell, Case, Atwater, tons more.

Is Lisa Alexander-White still the lead School Invesigation Specialst for FCPS?

She started her career working for Social Services and later went on to be charged with assault and domestic violence herself (see link below). It is amazing who the School Board hires and ultimately makes crucial county-wide decisions.

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1061176/lisa-alexander-v-commonwealth-of-virginia/

FCPS is horrible at hiring. She is terrible as an investigator. No wonder fraud is rampant in the school system!

That’s the truth. HR is terrible and the payouts are draining. Investigation? My Girl Scout troop could do a better job than FCPS. The problem now is that no one cares. They continue to act illegally and lie no matter what so why waste your breath? The Dave Thomas story is in the news and no one responds at all? FCPS doesn’t care.

This new principal has no idea how he’s been set up. He was targeted to take the job, recruited to apply, and interviewed against two people not capable of taking over a school as big as this one. Scandal. Few teachers and even less parents will have anything to do with Lake Braddock now.

Mr. Park please, aren’t you tired? You must be tired. You have to be.

For your own health, and for those who love you, stop this insanity. Your insatiable appetite to further ruin Dave Thomas’ career will ultimately be your downfall.

You chose to put a lot of resources into ruining a man and his career. You won. You alone had Thomas removed from a school he loved.

Your hatred is well known. For whatever reason, no matter who agrees with and supports you, or not with what you did and had done, you won. Personally, I did not then, and I don’t now. Still, you “won”.

Continuing to do what you’re doing is not unlike that of someone going to the well once too many times, before there’s nothing left.

This constant pressure you keep on the powers that be, is beginning to fall on deaf ears. At some point, and I’ll assume sooner rather than later, the universe/nature will begin to work against you. It’s not you who I care about, as I truly don’t think I could care any less. But what about your daughter? Your son? God forbid, what would happen to your family if you were to succumb to the stress you must physically and emotionally feel almost constantly? What then?

Are you not tired Mr. Park?

I do wish your family all the best.

LBSS Forever

The principal was corrupt long before Park. You have no idea what you are talking about, unless you are the former principal.

Nice try taking a cheap shot at Park. You clearly don’t have a clue what’s going on. The truth isn’t something FCPS wants out there. Parents and veteran teachers watch and see nothing happening which means the cover ups and scandals are okay with FCPS and the board. When are the results of the federal investigation being released? When will the superintendent address the Lake Braddock community? Those are the things we should be asking.

Dave is a vindictive little douche. He tried to ruin Coach because he thought he was in cahoots with Park.That was our coach. So, Mr Park keep the pressure on until Dave apologizes to the girls, the coach etc.

@Principal - Corrupt long before? Would you care to give just two examples?

@IfnotPark - Aren’t you tired?

Dave Thomas is a good man period. That won’t change.

I promise you no one was taking a cheap shot at Park. I just worry about how this will end up for himself and his family when this is all over.

People who live in glass house should not throw stones.

Do a little research instead of making assumptions. Dave his things long before this issue. People should have recorded meetings with him. You may want to ask previous teachers who left LB because Of The previous principal. You really are very incorrect that I am Park. Oh well ignorance is bliss. Good news he’s not principal anymore. Hopefully the LB community will get back to being a decent school, but I doubt it since it’s a bunch of backwards Rednecks.

Oops it was supposed to say Dave had issues long before this issue

Huge coverups and mistakes continue. Anyone interested in saving the school anymore?

Associate Waterman to Westfield as an AP. Demotion. Rumor is Strayhorn is leaving to. Lots of room for new blood.

Teacherlbss10 Wrote:
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> Associate Waterman to Westfield as an AP.
> Demotion. Rumor is Strayhorn is leaving to. Lots
> of room for new blood.

Seriously? Is FCPS planning to divide that school or just destroy it? Who would move Waterman out and right now? That’s just stupid.

Good. They need to clean house with the administrators. They have a bunch of incompetent women as administrators. It’s a joke, but I’m sure they’re nit the only school. Every school has to have an administration with women, niggers, probably homos, too. How many of them are actually competent?

They have Doc as the new ADSA he will take care of all the issues in athletic department. So they are moving in the right direction

Doc is a tool with a tattoo on each of his calves.

Doc has done such wonderful things at Lake Braddock and for the community. The way he has built the football program with so many of the boys getting scholarships and being responsible young men. The sense of pride in the program and community spirit.
I think with him captaining the ship, everything in the athletic department will be A OK!

bigmamabruinfan Wrote:
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> Doc has done such wonderful things at Lake
> Braddock and for the community. The way he has
> built the football program with so many of the
> boys getting scholarships and being responsible
> young men. The sense of pride in the program and
> community spirit.
> I think with him captaining the ship, everything
> in the athletic department will be A OK!

+1
At first, I thought I wrote that!

OCR still hasn't responded to the Park complaint--there is nothing there. Bryan Gibson did a clean investigation and found the system took action to address the concerns. Of course Dave was given a settlement to cushion his removal for obviously ridiculous reasons. Unfortunately, there are times an expedient decision is made that, while it isn't right, it is hoped to allow everyone to move on. If Bill and his friends could move on, the school system, the students, parents and teachers of FCPS would be able to focus on what is important--a safe and sound public education.

Everyone who saw how poorly this (and other) situations have either moved on to greener pastures or continue to work at FCPS with the knowledge that public furor can trump sanity.

Focus on the kids and not petty issues from parents.

How was his removal for obviously ridiculous reasons?

Dave lied about what he knew, then tried to throw people under the bus to cover it. This as well as other documented times where he tried to cover up as well.He put students in an unsafe environment and gave them no voice to be heard. He could care less about the students at Lake Braddock, he only cared about his reputation.
He got what he deserved, he was fired!

He thought a gym teacher would just go away quietly, but when you mess with a bull, you get the horns

The bill park and Jim poythress fans who keep posting don’t know the purpose of education. All you care about is protecting homophobic, racist, misogynistic morons. You bullied those who are different your entire lives and are sharing that hate with your children.

For all the Dave fans, If any teacher was bullying students, why didn't Saint Dave step in and do anything? He waited until his butt was on the line for fostering a dangerous environment for students, then decided he would push the blame elsewhere. Well it sure caught up to him in the worse way.

Oh but its ok to have a principal that cares more about his reputation then the safety of the students.

Simply put - you are an immature, pathetic little person.

Happy Bruin (Bill):
You are bringing shame and ridicule to your family and community

Triggered are you? Park is onto you and everyone else involved in the BS that’s LBSS. We stand with him and for justice.

Coach P spotted at the Gun show.One crazy white dude. All yall should be on alert. P pops off and it'd be worse than Columbine. Shoulda let dude coach but ya couldnt. We reflected our coach. A bunch of Burke rich kids reaching a higher level of toughness. Them days gone!!!

Just realized that Bryan Gibson got a promotion on the basis of a bungled investigation and destruction of these girls.
At least one of Dave’s buddies got ahead.

It is amazing, how many posters feel qualified to opine on how a public school should be run, given their limited exposure to the massive undertaking it is.

Fcps is a massive entity. There is no value in striving to provide anything but the highest quality product to its customers.

As evidenced far too often with large organizations, it is the individuals that betray the organization, yet it is the organization that must pick up the pieces.

Can you think of any large entity that doesn't have shitty humans who act shittily?

That's shit, America. Quit fuckin up. Respect your sister and your brother.

Totally agree..
These people are just doing their jobs. They don't have an agenda like some of the angry parents posting on here. The mob mentality is what has caused these problems and the honest hard working people who try to sort it out get lambasted. The facts should matter--not individual sense of privilege or grudges. Good for Gibson for getting promoted. Good for the rest of those who have moved on to bigger and better things.
The school system tried to address a gym teacher who created an environment that was unsafe for coworkers and students. They have respected privacy and cannot share all they know. He degraded male and female students, created a hostile environment, and violated security protocols. All totally separate from Bill Park's witch hunt. People on here are posting with one sided and false information.
Treat each other with respect and stop the attacks.

Hhwch Wrote:
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> It is amazing, how many posters feel qualified to
> opine on how a public school should be run, given
> their limited exposure to the massive undertaking
> it is.
>
> Fcps is a massive entity. There is no value in
> striving to provide anything but the highest
> quality product to its customers.
>
> As evidenced far too often with large
> organizations, it is the individuals that betray
> the organization, yet it is the organization that
> must pick up the pieces.
>
> Can you think of any large entity that doesn't
> have shitty humans who act shittily?
>
> That's shit, America. Quit fuckin up. Respect
> your sister and your brother.

klm5720 Wrote:
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> They have Doc as the new ADSA he will take care of
> all the issues in athletic department. So they are
> moving in the right direction

FCPS can’t ever do it right? What a mistake in not naming Doc to ADSA. This must be another set up. The DSA will be fired next? What a screwed up place to work!

Doc was or wasn’t named as ADSA? Rumor has it the new DSA is messing up and being looked at! Maybe Doc doesn’t want it, take a look at all the bad shit that has happened!

The faster the rest of the Park kids can graduate the sooner that phony, annoying, entitled set of snowplow parents can deploy their wrath on unlucky post secondary institutions. Good day to you sir....I said good day.

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> The faster the rest of the Park kids can graduate
> the sooner that phony, annoying, entitled set of
> snowplow parents can deploy their wrath on unlucky
> post secondary institutions. Good day to you
> sir....I said good day

Why you try to blame Park? FCPS sweeps things under the rug and cover by hiring people they can manipulate. The things those girls endured were awful and yet the principal has been receiving his salary since he was “fired”? How Thomas wasn’t actually fired comes out and FCPS doesn’t say a word?

This current principal? I’m just glad he’s not mine. He commits to all kinds of things that make his bosses think he’s innovative. Then he quits. He’s another in a long line of ruined people Gatehouse is using.

Park is smarter than anyone in charge around there so you can just quit saying that crap.

Who is YES above? You are no different then the people you criticized. Who is the gym teacher FCPS went after? If you say Coach P you have given false information

DSA say what? There are no secrets so just give it up. What has been leaked out or uncovered now?