Comments on: Teacher sues Kaneland for discrimination

By: mcdole mom2

mcdole mom2 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:29:36 +0000

Mr. Scott has taught two of my children and in my opinion he is a excellent teacher. What he was put through this year, was unexcuseable! His teaching abilities have helped my children become straight “A” students. I am very disappointed, he will not be teaching in our school district, and how he was treated during this whole process. Good luck Mr. Scott you deserve it, and get well; anyone that had to deal with what you went through this year would have been depressed. How is a person suppose to teach when the principal was in the class room evaluating your every move. Not only did it effect you as a teacher, but it effected the students. They were very distraut about what was going on. According to my childern they never had any idea of any health issues, but they did respect him as a teacher and he has had a possitive impact on my children and their learning experience. We enjoyed having you as a teacher and hope you get the chance to continue teach in the future.

By: concerned resident

concerned resident — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:40:00 +0000

This lawsuit is very disconcerting. How has Mr. Scott overlooked the fact that there are other male teachers at McDole and how has he apparently gained access to other staff evaluations? I assumed that staff evaluations were confidental, but perhaps I’m mistaken. Filing a misguided lawsuit when the school has had to make severe cutbacks will only hurt the students.

McDole Mom, while Mr. Scott may in fact be liked by his students, that is not a measure of his success as a teacher.

As for Mr. Scott, I hope he regains his health and his conscience. I also hope he considers the possibility that his medical issues may have affected his performance.

By: McDole Mom

McDole Mom — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:22:36 +0000

I have had experience with Mr. Scott. He is the by far the best teacher at McDole! I think Ms. McCoy is wrong for what she has done to a man that has been a terrific role model for the kids. When Mr. Scott was on medical leave, there were students crying because they wanted him to come back. I think that it speaks volumes to have students of all ages rallying in Mr. Scott’s favor. The other teachers are jealous of his success as a teacher with his students. If Mr. Scott does not continue to work in the district, Kaneland will suffer a tremendous loss and the students will ultimately be the ones to suffer. School should be about the best interests of the children, not whether or not you like a person. McCoy and the others that participated in the unfair treatment of Mr. Scott need to realize what an asset he really is to our community and to our children.