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re: Vermilion Parish teacher arrested during school board meeting

Posted on 1/11/18 at 11:56 am to
Posted by southernelite
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 1/11/18 at 11:56 am to
she was bitching because she didn’t get a raise, so teachers pay us kind of at the center of all of this.
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 1/11/18 at 11:59 am to
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she was bitching because she didn’t get a raise, so teachers pay us kind of at the center of all of this


No. She was bitching because the SI got a raise when teachers haven't in ten years. And that was just scratching the surface of the issues with what was going on. I never heard her go in there and make it seem like she was without clothes or food because of teachers pay.
Posted by Konkey Dong
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:00 pm to
She was asking how he could justify that raise, yet nobody else gets one. What argument are you trying to make? What's the center of it is people abusing their power in a public forum
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27784 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:01 pm to
That cop did all of those teachers a huge favor. This would just be some regional YouTube video had it not escalated to cuffs.

Now this is national news. She got cuffed but not charged. They need to send that cop a few gift cards to stores of his choosing.
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
40230 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:02 pm to
Embarrassing. That's all I can say.

And I'm sad to say my SB
Member voted yes.
Posted by tiger91
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Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:08 pm to
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:15 pm to
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However, fellow board member Dupelchain says the deputy was acting on Fontana’s order.

“I can tell you before the meeting they had a conversation in the hall, like they do before every single meeting, and I am pretty sure that when he was told when he hits his gavel that someone needed to be removed and that he needed to remove the person,” said Duplechain.

So hitting his gavel was signal to remove someone?

She responded, “His gavel was signal for someone to walk in, ask the person to be removed.”

The video speaks to that theory. Fontana can be seen to raise his gavel and lower it as Ms. Hargrave continues to speak to Puyau.


Posted by BayouNation
Member since Sep 2008
2127 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:21 pm to
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To see the slight divide between the two is hilarious in a sense.


Speaking of divide, the common denominator in all this seems to be Fontana. Sounds like he has either deep pockets or deep roots or maybe both! I don't know him, but he sounds like a douche bag!!
Posted by southernelite
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2009
53563 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:22 pm to
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She was bitching because the SI got a raise when teachers haven't in ten years.


The raise was based on a report that he was not paid on par with his peers, correct?
Posted by Tigers4Lyfe
Member since Nov 2010
6818 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:26 pm to
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She was called on and was asking questions that directly applied to the topic.
Because the meeting was whether or not the SI deserved a pay raise based on his merit. It was NOT about whether or not he deserved a pay raise in comparison to what teachers make.
Posted by Tigers4Lyfe
Member since Nov 2010
6818 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:29 pm to
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he pulled her arm away when he tried to grab her, which is the natural reaction of 90% of people when anyone would try to grab them. She also was willingly leaving on her own.
No way in hell is it the natural reaction of 90% when it's an officer reaching for someone. You're reaching now at best.
Posted by tiger91
In my own little world
Member since Nov 2005
40230 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:32 pm to
Drove by the square on my way home ... big ole satellite truck parked and ready for the 3:45 rally I guess. Would post pic but I'm tech challenged -- if anyone wants it post your email and y'all can post it.
Posted by Tigers4Lyfe
Member since Nov 2010
6818 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:32 pm to
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Watch this video. Then compare the two. He was also a teacher. He was just as, or more, aggressive than she was. He also actually approached them when talking. Where was the Marshall here? Why wasnt he cut off and removed?
Every judge doesn't run his courtroom the same and I don't imagine they do in these meetings as well. The only way what you say would apply is if it was the same room when the same person running the show.
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
156585 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:33 pm to
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The raise was based on a report that he was not paid on par with his peers, correct?


One of the stories said that VP is the 6th ranked school district (or whatever) and his salary ranks 56th, or something like that.

If that is true, then I have less of a problem with his raise than I initially did when I first heard about the story.
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
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Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:34 pm to
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This post was edited on 1/11/18 at 12:40 pm
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
25482 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:44 pm to
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If that is true, then I have less of a problem with his raise than I initially did when I first heard about the story


No doubt he is underpaid, when comparing to the rest of the state. As are the teachers.

Thats not the major issue here though.
Posted by BayouNation
Member since Sep 2008
2127 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:45 pm to
Video timeline of events. Watch these in order and it all makes sense why the school board voted in another person instead of appointing a family member (as his last dying wish).

September 2017: Vermilion Parish school board member Luddy Herpin's closing statements

December 2017: Part 1 Vermilion parish school board special meeting (son speaks out for not honoring his father's wish)

December 2017: Part 2 Vermilion parish school board special meeting (the vote)

"A wise person once told me -- It all goes around in a circle. So in the end, if there is ill intention, it will come back to bite you. And remember, we're gonna face that person in the end and that's when we're gonna be judged." - Laura Lebeouf

Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
25482 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:45 pm to
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The only way what you say would apply is if it was the same room when the same person running the show


Well it was the same room, with the exact same people involved.
Posted by LordSnow
Your Mom's House
Member since May 2011
6076 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:47 pm to
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Louisiana school board president on teacher arrest: Everyone wants to side with the 'poor little woman'



Wow
Posted by Hold That Tiger 10
Member since Oct 2013
25482 posts
Posted on 1/11/18 at 12:48 pm to
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Watch these in order and it all makes sense why the school board voted in another person instead of appointing a family member (as his last dying wish).


Not even a need to watch. They did it to gain the 5-3 edge in voting.

Replace an elected member who died, with a plant to vote your way, in order to control the votes.

And still people don't see anything wrong with it.

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