Related Metafilter thread here, along with an appearance by Julie herself.
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January 13, 2006
Peterson Bus of Princeton, Inc.
% Tim Wilheim
Box 1002
Princeton, MN 55371
Dear Mr. Wilheim:
According to our pupil transportation services agreement under operations personnel/driver qualifications, the Princeton School District can require removal of any employee who, in the District's sole discretion, is deemed unsuitable to perform the transportation services to the District; provided further that the District shall make such request in writing and state the reason therefore, and agrees to discuss the matter with the Contractor, when requested to do so.
At this time, the Princeton School District is requesting that Julie Carpenter be removed from driving or having contact with students. It is our opinion that Ms. Carpenter does not serve as a role model nor is suitable to perform transportation services for the Princeton School District, in light of recent media reports of her husband/friend to be a vampire who is running for public office and Ms. Carpenter informing other bus garage employees that she is a witch.
If you would like to discuss this matter further, please contact me at (763) 389-6190.
Sincerely,
(Signed)
Mark Sleeper
Superintendent of Schools
6 comments:
brilliant, especially the sentence you highlight. another of those situations where i can't decide which side is dumber.
O.k., what exactly am I missing? I don't really see what's so funny. I don't think anyone should be fired because of their religion or their taste in boyfriends -- or even spouses. And while perhaps she should have kept her religion to herself in the workplace, I wonder how many of her coworkers have made their religion apparent in some way and without fear of being fired.
It sounds like she might have a good case for a lawsuit.
Oh she does. I mean, it's kind of stupid to be dating anyone identifying as a vampire (or a satanist for that matter) and such a person should clearly be unsuited to any public office by way of mental illness, but that doesn't make her any better or worse of a bus driver. Unless she was using their virgin hairs to cast a spell or something. Maybe harvesting them for her vampire lover.
Actually, I think this is hysterical in every conceivable way. Let her win the 'suit, but you can't say this isn't amusing.
Unfortunately it looks like she lost her suit.
http://unioneagle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1959&Itemid=1
Well... if you're the type of person who believes in "karma" and whatnot...
Two years ago, Mr. Sleeper was placed on 15 day paidz administrative leave after he fondled (at least) a fellow employee whilst chaperoning a prom.
Last year, the district was forced to settle a lawsuit with an employee who was kept from performing her duties thanks to undisclosed "harassment and discrimination" by Mr. Sleeper and two other administrators. The district lost $15k in the settlement, not to mention what they were paying her in salary at the time, on top of the $5k a month they were paying to have her work outsourced. He and the two other administrators were put on administrative leave.
The coup de grace came when he got caught downloading porn. The board voted, Mark Sleeper was terminated, and he was asked to leave the school board meeting.
Much of this is documented on various locations around the web, if you're curious.
Yeah, it looks as if Mark Sleeper is one to judge a person's character, right?
I'm just glad potential employers only have to run a little google check this day and age.
Just picturing the interview gives me an erection:
"Well, yes... my name is Mark Sleeper, and I was a superintendent in MN, but I'm not the same Mark Sleeper. I uh... ok, maybe I am the same Mark Sleeper. All of those incidents on my record were misunderstandings... Politics! Politics! That school board wanted me gone. They granted me reprieve earlier and hired me as a superintendent despite disciplinary action taken against me while I was a principal, but that was all a set up! I, uh... Seriously, I don't think prior misconduct should effect my standing as a viable candidate for the bar management position, sir."
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