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Re: Former Mentor Issues

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Originally Posted by piersklein (Post 1509584)

I do disagree with some others in this thread about what is appropriate. In my opinion, you have a teacher who is intentionally and blatantly harming the educational opportunities of the students and because this teacher is in a position of power, nothing can be done without the administration. The school principal and superintendent do need to know that there are students in their school who want to further their education and are being prevented by the whims of a teacher.

I would be careful to make false accusations or assumptions. Being a team lead requires a lot of personal commitment and time sacrifice. A teacher that is unlikely being well- or partially-compensated for the extra hours they put in for a successful program should not be demonized. It would be unfair to claim the teacher is intentionally damaging the students' educational opportunities without understanding what it actually like in their situation.

The school absolutely can keep everything the team acquired. It depends on where the money came from and who has ownership.

The best course of action is to discuss with the teacher, the school, and the school district about this situation, what is needed to foster a successful team, and figure out a plan forward. Whatever you do, please keep a level head and remember that people have lives outside of FIRST, responsibilities, and problems of their own.

Re: Former Mentor Issues

I have advised a number of team/school separations, here is some guidance.

1) Generally speaking, all property given to school clubs become property of the school,,,, period !!! This is school policy everywhere. period !!!

2) Given (1), Keep a very cool and level head and go have a nice meeting with the principal and start a negotiation to resolve the concerns. You can either separate the team from the school and become an independent group, or the school can provide support for the group and run the team.

3) But the policy is, all property given to school clubs become property of the school,,,, period !!! This is school policy everywhere. period !!!

4) It is very possible to negotiate a separation agreement where your team can separate, with all the property that was given to the team. There is plenty enough precedent. PM me privately to discuss more.

-eb