Education

I was in the same boat, except it was a staff member who decided to hate me. He tried to twist everything I did and went out and lied to the boss, to the board, to the police, and to DCS (Dept. of Child Services). Once the word got out, I was done. And get this... the caseworker from DCS who I interviewed with (and who had ample evidence as well as testimony from the rest of the faculty there that the guy lied out of his ass) had the brass to tell me that I was mistaken when I pointed out that, despite the exoneration, the damage was done. She disagreed and said that her report would resolve the matter. Then, she informed me that they would be keeping a file on this incident. I basically exclaimed, "Like I said, eh?" and she got mad at me.

I loved working at the school. I loved the kids, and I loved the majority of the faculty. But, it is not worth it to return to that work. Of course, word got out anyway, and as I said, the damage was done. Some parents actually discussed the matter with the boss, who defended me even as I could see he was actually defending the school. I was finally fired (long story short, boss was driven to extreme breakdown by a family of asshats over a matter that was witnessed by 40 students and five teachers as well as being recorded on the playground monitors. It did not matter, though, they went after him as if he had fired a pistol at their precious child. He finally got paranoid and decided that I was not 'loyal' to him. I was loyal to the school, faculty and staff come and go) and even then that bullshit came back to haunt me whenever I tried to find work in the field. Since no one would admit that the file sitting in the DCS office played any part (of course it did), I cannot sue the shit out of him or DCS for anything. SO, they get to ruin my reputation and deny me my third career attempt before I really got very far. So, fuck'em.

So to summarize, I agree completely. No protection means why bother trying to work in a field where any little whisper could ruin your entire life, not just your career. It is a sad example of just how deeply the rethug agenda of disrupting anything that detracts from the real 'Big Lie'. I sympathize with everyone who has posted on here about this matter. Our education system is in the dumps and this is why it will not get better until the entire thing is overhauled.