Two fired Lincoln Park High principals ‘loved and respected’
In what universe are people fired — not suspended pending an investigation, but fired — with no notice or explanation for “allegations?”
The two principals at Lincoln Park High School fired, John Thuet and Michelle Brumfield, were universally loved and respected by all stakeholders: students, teachers, parents, and the community. So too was Dean John Johnson, who was removed. I am serious, they had universal approval.
Show me another CPS school where all stakeholders are so united in support of their school administrators.
Based only on allegations, CPS fired them, essentially destroying their careers and reputations.
CPS says it can’t share more because it is “protecting” all those involved. Nobody needs to know the students’ names, but who is CPS protecting? CPS has already destroyed these people’s careers, yet now it seeks to “protect” them? If, for instance, they failed to report serious student misconduct, CPS can state that without identifying students.
What needs investigating is the CPS investigation here.
These two leaders — Principals Thuet and Brumfield — were the solution, not the problem, at the high school. Arriving in August, they changed the culture in the building and started cleaning up old, inherited messes. Now they are gone, without notice or explanation, based on allegations that CPS won’t share or substantiate.
William Choslovsky, a parent
of two LPHS students