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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 2125879" data-attributes="member: 7900">Sadly, as a former school board member, I have to disagree a bit with this.  There have been many instances where the teachers can be more of a problem than the administration.  I've seen teachers get away with things that can't be corrected because the only "witness" was a student.  On the other hand, if the members of the administration goof up, they are immediately subject to review by the school board with a lot fewer "rules" to go by in their discipline of the administrator.An administrator can be terminated at the end of their contract (or at least they used to be), but to fire a tenured teacher takes a lot of documentation and reviews.  Many times, as long as the teacher "improves" according to an improvement plan, they still can't be fired.Also, the administration has to abide by the decisions made by the school board with regards to the discipline of students.  With so many districts adopting "zero tolerance" rules, there is little that they can do.Now, after saying all of that, I agree that someone, starting with the school board, needs to get an earful from the parents and citizens of the community.</blockquote>