Case 6: Retaliation, Race and Age Discrimination of an
               Outstanding Asian American School Teacher

I have taught in a Southern State county schools for twenty-one years, and I have received 18 consecutive years of "Satisfactory" ratings from all the previous principals in these schools on my annual evaluations along with 15+ years of perfect attendance records. On the contrary, our new principal (Principal X) has her position for only two and half years.

I worked under several principals successfully except Principal X is the only principal who is unsatisfied with my performance as a teacher. (She is the only principal who had issued me with Records for Duties and Responsibilities (D & R), Professional Development Plan (PDP), Need Improvement (NI), and finally the "Unsatisfactory" on the annual evaluation.) She had violated the State and County evaluation policies and procedures; In addition, she changed my annual evaluation from a "Satisfactory", to an "Unsatisfactory", in one week time period without observing my teaching. The County Schools overturned her decision after I complained to her Superintendent, and County School Board. I firmly believe that I have done nothing to deserve neither any of the negative criticism nor the issue of nonrenewable employment contract. I was totally dismayed that no one checked into the accusations made about my teaching abilities along with other charges, since I had a history of excellent service to the County.

I have taught the same curriculum to the same grade level of students, for two consecutive years. I applied the administration's direction; In addition, implemented the same curriculum to the same grade level of students two years in a row. Ironically, that I did earn an "S" rating last school year and was given incredible numbers of "NI" and a "U" onthe annual evaluation this year by the same administrator.

I also feel very uncomfortable that my thoughts were to be misjudged by their own interpretations. I was not given any opportunity to clarify and to explain my good intention. My teaching programs have been ignored or disgraced by the administration. For instance, I had requested permission to teach the students the concept of patterns by creating a pattern with them, but I was told that I was not permitted to have students make anything, the same time I was told that "you should demonstrate concepts with concrete examples for the students, but should not have students make anything.

They made several accusations for the wrongful reasons without any investigations done by the administration. I was not given any opportunity to me make explanations or statements. For instance, I was painted with "inappropriate behavior" of getting into others' property numerous times by Principal X without any evidence and was given Duties & Responsibilities Records as results of them. I felt my Principal disgraced my character and painted me with a distorted picture.

I always believe that the hard worker/staff at school should be complimented rather than be reprimanded for the time and devotion that the faculty/staff do for the school and the students. I feel that I have been always singled out for harmful non-sense accusation or unknown reasons given by the administration beyond my knowledge at this professional setting. I was always given a different result from the other teachers if the raising issues were the same. For example, no faculty/staff is required to sign-in the morning or sign-out to leave in the afternoon this school year. I was the ONLY one in the entire school that required signing out each day before I left school. This unfair treatment needs to be stopped. It is very dangerous to assume the fact by the false information in a professional setting.