The Leadership Academy Principal of JHS 80 in the Bronx, Emmanual Polanco, also known as "El Siki" in his racy video is in the news again. This time staff members have contacted the UFT, DOE, and even the FBI to investigate his wrongdoings at the school. Before I go into the New York Post article, Principal Polanco was previously highlighted by the New York Daily News and my post. You can find both Here. You can see his racy YouTube video Here. Moreover, he was accused of trying to push out a veteran teacher by calling her "Shrek" and refused to provide training. Finally, he was also accused of discrimination by favoring and hiring younger Hispanic teachers.
In today's New York Post there is an article that shows the various problems at JHS 80, many of them attributed to the Principal, Ennanuel Polanco. Let's identify the issues at the school.
Student Discipline:
Violence and fighting are rampant; unqualified cronies — including a paraprofessional who has acted as a dean — serve in key positions; disruptive students face few consequences.
Covering up assaults:
In one outrageous case The DOE says it is investigating a November incident in which two eighth-grade boys allegedly lifted a sixth-grader by his arms and legs, and dropped him on his head, causing him to pass out and convulse.
A staff member told the FBI and the DOE that administrators delayed calling an ambulance, then forced the eighth-graders and a teacher who witnessed the cruelty to give statements calling it an accident. “They lied to the parents,” the distraught staffer told an FBI hotline. “Someone’s child is going to die if nothing is done.” Kids have cut themselves and others — during class, the source said.
Discrimination and Favoritism:
The Principal is known to discriminate against veteran and outspoken teachers and to favor young Hispanic teachers, giving a young Hispanic Paraprofessional a Dean's position when it requires that the position to be a teacher. he majority of teachers at the school are untenured and teacher turnover appears to be high, am indicator of an unstable school environment.
Why does the school struggle academically? Just look at the Principal since the buck stops with him. WCBS-TV did a story on the school and you can find it Here.
I used to work in this school. Sadly, the information in the article is not an exaggeration. Also, Polanco has discontinued multiple teachers, and teachers there get horrible Danielson ratings. Lots of 1s and 2s all over the place. Teachers have to constantly tell students to turn off the music from their iPads and to do their work. It's arguably the worst school in New York City. The lack of consequences is a huge issue; 6th graders come in and for the most part behave the first couple of months, then once they see there's no punishments given to the 7th and 8th graders, they adopt the same behaviors. Their skedula system is full of anecdotals about serious misbehavior that never gets addressed. Any teacher who chooses to apply to work here after all of this information published over the years is a complete moron.
ReplyDeleteThe DOE should have Federal investigators looking in to all it’s dealings. From budgets, age discrimination and violent crime something needs to be done. The UFT is very much like the UFO phenomon - many have seen them but there’s no evidence it exists; aliens and Mulgrew’s lackeys not withstanding.
ReplyDeleteWe've seen some really explosive and terrible cover ups by the DOE in recent years but this takes the prize. How in the world is this guy still in place? How in the world does the DOE allow this? There's a lot of people to blame and a lot of groups to be held accountable here but the number one group I blame are the parents of kids at that school. They are pathetic!!!! This could never happen in my town or any other for that matter outside the NYC Department of Ed but if it somehow did, there would be thousands and thousands of parents flooding the front of this school demonstrating, etc without sending their kids in to this hell hole. In the Bronx and NYC as a whole, the parents are useless. How the hell do these parents allow this at their children school? Tomorrow is Monday, what do these parents do? They wake up and go to work as usual and send their kids to MS 80? Like nothing happened? How do they not know how to organize? Dumbest parent population on the planet! Period!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso Steve Dorcely, Urban Action Academy in Brooklyn, recently in the NY Post again for sexual harrassment [Dec. 6th].
ReplyDeleteThe DOE does not have a code of conduct standard? How can a principle have video like this that students and parents can see?
ReplyDeleteOutrageous!!!
How about a former superintendent who should have been fired in 1996 still on doe payroll. Story on line at ny post. No end to the outrage, also from the Bronx.
ReplyDeleteHow did they get these people? Was this a subway ad ?
ReplyDelete‘Have no experience in education? Want a change from the porn industry or fast food management? Apply to become a principal through NYC’s prestigious Leadership Academy!’
Same thing is happening in Bryant High School with Dwarka. Chancellor Fariña should be held responsible for the deterioration of our schools.
ReplyDeleteWe should do an ad campaign to get parents thinking. The slogan: Do you know who's running your child's school?
ReplyDeleteDiscrimination by latino supervisors in favor of other latinos is an unspoken secret. Why? Because Leftists have made it gospel truth that only whites can be racist.
ReplyDelete@12:47 I know Steve well. This is a new low for him. I believe he never truly cared about the students, he just wanted to be a Principal at all costs. Sad to see his antics have become worse.
ReplyDeleteHaven't been around him for years and I thank God for that.
As for this idiot Polanco, what a disgrace. I attended MS 80 decades ago and even though it wasn't exactly an oasis then, there were good programs that enabled the students who wanted to learn to have a positive learning environment. I am saddened that 80 has gone down this route and I just don't understand why the DOE lets this happen. To the person who mentioned protesting, that witch Iris Blige is still principal after the big protest and HUGE amount of negative press.
I think a student boycott (like across the board...absolute REFUSAL to attend class) could make things interesting.
Just too many administrators in the system who just could not care less.
As of Fall 2017, Justin Stark accepted a position as AP Social Studies at Edison HS, Queens NY. Interesting that the tool we all despise has not posted his pic on the school website.
ReplyDeleteHey Justin, GROW A PAIR AND POST YOUR PIC!
Stark is a hitman. He will lie to terminate teachers.
DeleteThe UFT stays silent about corrupt principals.
DeleteAnonymous 1:47, I wouldn't worry about Edison HS. They hire APs who sound like chihuahuas. As for this bottom feeder Polanco he's a symptom of a much bigger problem-mayoral control is an abject failure!
ReplyDeleteAgreed, a system in chaos and corrupt.
DeleteJHS 80 is going to be on the 6pm news tonight on channel 2. They are interviewing Farina about it.
ReplyDeleteOur useless and corrupt UFT is silent always.
ReplyDeleteThe CBS clip is on their website. Farina defended the administration, it's the same old story at the DOE. Nothing will happen.
ReplyDeleteFariña always defend bad principals. She thinks Dwarka is a good principal. Either she lies or she is out of touch.
DeleteThere will be a new chancellor. Things may turn around.
ReplyDeleteCarmen Farina has always instinctively protects principals. Even the bad ones.
ReplyDeleteThat is one of the reasons most schools are failing.
DeleteThey will NEVER address abusive principals because principals will spill the beans on the DOE's unspoken non-negotiable "All students graduate" policy.
DeleteI worked in MS 80 for several years under MR. Polanco's leadership. On the positive I believe he is a visionary with great ideas,(a politician) however, he has very bad relations with teachers whom are never recognized for their work. Only a few (mostly his cows) are effective teachers, the others regardless their good work are label developing or ineffective. He is very arbitrary, when he does not likes a teacher he will use his power to ruin his career. Because of this he has earned many enemies. When he was in trouble with the rap sexy video with his tail between the legs he addressed the staff as his second family. He had his stepfather working at the school; the guy was never observed and totally unqualified. His family and friends worked at the school. When the school entered the last renewal process teachers were told by the UFT he will not be part of the interview team. Not only he was part of the interview team but was able to include his own people to influence in the decisions made. He got rid of almost 75% of his experienced teachers (many of them did an outstanding job). Instead he hired a lot of inexperience teachers (mostly from his native country). Many students related incidents are covered up to keep a false image of the school. The other administrators apparently have no voice.
ReplyDeleteI worked in MS 80 for several years under MR. Polanco's leadership. On the positive I believe he is a visionary with great ideas,(a politician) however, he has very bad relations with teachers whom are never recognized for their work. Only a few (mostly his cows) are effective teachers, the others regardless their good work are label developing or ineffective. He is very arbitrary, when he does not likes a teacher he will use his power to ruin his career. Because of this he has earned many enemies. When he was in trouble with the rap sexy video with his tail between the legs he addressed the staff as his second family. He had his stepfather working at the school; the guy was never observed and totally unqualified. His family and friends worked at the school. When the school entered the last renewal process teachers were told by the UFT he will not be part of the interview team. Not only he was part of the interview team but was able to include his own people to influence in the decisions made. He got rid of almost 75% of his experienced teachers (many of them did an outstanding job). Instead he hired a lot of inexperience teachers (mostly from his native country). Many students related incidents are covered up to keep a false image of the school. The other administrators apparently have no voice.
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