CORE's Nancy Hamant and....."Who in their right mind would want to teach in Ohio?"

From Nancy Hamant, May 1, 2011
Subject: Comments on King Kasich's budget proposal changes....from bad to worse ..

To One and All:

On 4-30-11, John Curry sent out an analysis of Substitute House Bill 153. You need to check on the section titled Teacher Evaluation. The last paragraph in that section (on page 3) is as follows:

"Requires employers to submit aggregate teacher and principal evaluation results to ODE. Grants civil immunity to the board of education (or other governing body), its members, and evaluators for conducting evaluation in accordance with the adopted policy"

Does this section mean that teachers or principals will lose the right to sue regarding their evaluations? A legal determination needs to be made on this section immediately! House Bill 153 and SB 5 are turning Ohio into a state in which teachers and also principals have no rights--and are being treated like slaves. Who in their right mind would want to teach in Ohio?

Nancy Hamant